What To Know. In the Department of Defense memo, Hegseth said: "We must remain vigilant in maintaining the standards that ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders review of fitness standards across the ranks, calling for vigilance "as the world's ...

The review will include standards for physical fitness, body composition and grooming, including beards, which are currently ...

Hegseth’s directive comes after the Biden administration loosened restrictions on various grooming and hairstyle rules for ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered senior Pentagon leadership to review how and why grooming standards, including beards, ...

Pete Hegseth has ordered a Pentagon-wide review of US military standards including the physical fitness, body composition, ...

Joint Chiefs Chair Mark Milley for lowering standards. Hegseth vows to restore discipline and military readiness.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed in January to review "in a gender-neutral way" readiness standards for troops.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a “rapid” services-wide review of existing standards for military physical fitness ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a sweeping, military-wide review of physical fitness and grooming standards with the apparent aim of making the military a stricter and less accommodating ...

The departmentwide review will analyze the standards of all U.S. military branches to ensure they are the "most lethal and effective fighting force." ...