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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 ...
Hegseth orders same physical requirements for men, women in combat roles, says US ‘allowed standards to slip’
Service secretaries now have 60 days to submit their proposed combat-role standards, and military branches will then be ...
Hegseth orders fitness standards to be gender neutral for combat jobs. Many already are
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs gender neutral, ...
The Fayetteville Observer2d
Beards, fitness and women in combat: Hegseth orders review of military standards
In a memo last week, Hegseth directed the secretaries to distinguish between combat arms occupations and non-combat arms occupations while addressing which jobs demand physical fitness in ground ...
USA Today5d
Hegseth orders 'sex-neutral' combat fitness tests, raising concern from military women
she said. In the memo, Hegseth directed the services to "clearly define" which roles are combat arms positions in their submitted plans. For those roles, all physical fitness standards ...
Military Times9d
Hegseth orders review of physical standards for military combat roles
(Stephen B. Morton/AP) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordered a 60-day review of military combat arms standards to ensure that exceptions are not being made for female troops to assume ...
KTBS 38d
Pentagon chief orders gender-neutral fitness standards for combat troops
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has previously expressed opposition to women serving in combat, has ordered the ...
WSB-TV8d
Hegseth orders fitness standards to be gender neutral for combat jobs. Many already are
In a new memo, Hegseth told leaders of the military services to distinguish which jobs are considered combat arms — such as special operations or infantry, and require “heightened entry level ...