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Hegseth orders 'sex-neutral' combat fitness tests, raising concern from military women
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the military to develop 'sex-neutral' physical fitness standards for combat roles.
Hegseth says he's signing memo on combat arms standards for men and women
The U.S. military will use the same standards for testing both men and women for combat roles following a Sunday order from Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth.
Secretary Hegseth, the standards didn’t change for women — we met them
From the moment women entered the combat arms, the Pentagon focused on maintaining standards over anything else — and, in ...
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Hegseth orders fitness standards to be gender neutral for combat jobs. Many already are
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs ...
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Hegseth orders 'sex-neutral' combat fitness tests, raising concern from military women
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the military to end separate fitness standards for women in combat roles, a move he said will make the military more lethal, but that women servicemembers ...
Beards, fitness and women in combat: Hegseth orders review of military standards
Beginning in January 2016, all military jobs opened to women who met the qualifications, and in July 2020, the U.S. Army Special Operations Command announced that the first woman authorized by the ...
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Pete Hegseth Issues Edict On Military Fitness Standards
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs gender neutral, formalizing a process that largely exists for many of those jobs ...
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Hegseth aims to change physical fitness standards for military members
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to redefine the physical fitness standards for military members. Hegseth sent a letter to the secretaries of the military ...
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Beards, fitness and women in combat: Hegseth orders review of military standards
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called for all military branches to review standards for shaving, fitness and troops in combat roles. In a memo last week, Hegseth directed the secretaries to ...
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Hegseth orders review of physical standards for military combat roles
Women already must pass gender-neutral physical fitness requirements for combat posts, but Hegseth contends the standards for women are lower.
Military review of fitness standards will find array of tests, but higher requirements for combat
Advertisement Article continues below this ad In a memo March 12, Hegseth said the undersecretary for personnel must gather information on military standards “pertaining to physical fitness, body ...
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Hegseth orders fitness standards to be gender neutral for combat jobs. Many already are
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs gender neutral, formalizing a process that largely exists for many of ...