Members of a platoon of female U.S. Marine Corps recruits ... to lower physical fitness requirements than their male counterparts, and they demanded changes in the military’s approach.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a 60-day review of physical standards for military combat roles to ensure female troops are not being given exceptions for the physically challenging ...

Hegseth earlier this month directed a review of military standards related to physical fitness and appearance across all services, and why those standards have changed since Jan. 1, 2015 — the ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a 60-day review of physical standards for military combat roles to ensure female troops are not being given exceptions for the physically challenging jobs, ...

Members of a platoon of female U.S. Marine Corps recruits gear up before training in hand-to-hand combat at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, S.C., in 2023. (Stephen B. Morton/AP) ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The defense secretary's decision to review military ... of sex or age. Recruits who want to serve in an infantry or armor job must pass a specific physical assessment that ...

Also, after the Pentagon allowed women to be in all combat jobs, the Army set specific fitness standards for each military occupation that are the same regardless of sex or age. Recruits who want to ...