Hegseth orders review of military fitness and grooming standards: 'Our adversaries are not growing weaker'
The Pentagon will conduct a review of all military fitness and grooming standards, according to a memo Wednesday from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
Hegseth orders review of military grooming and fitness standards
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered senior Pentagon leadership to review how and why grooming standards, including beards, have changed since 2015.
Hegseth orders review of US military standards, including grooming, after they were loosened under Biden
Hegseth’s directive comes after the Biden administration loosened restrictions on various grooming and hairstyle rules for military service members, as well as body fat percentage requirements for
Pete Hegseth Orders 'Rapid' Review of Military Fitness: What We Know
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a comprehensive review of "military fitness, body composition and grooming" across all branches of the U.S. armed forces. The directive, announced on Wednesday, aims to assess recent changes in these standards and their impact on the effectiveness of the military.
Hegseth orders ‘department-wide review’ of military fitness and grooming standards
The department-wide review will analyze the standards of all U.S. military branches to ensure they are the "most lethal and effective fighting force."
Beards, Body Fat in the Crosshairs as Hegseth Orders Military-Wide Standards Review
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 environment for troops.
Hegseth orders Pentagon to look into standards for personal grooming and fitness
Pete Hegseth has ordered a Pentagon-wide review of US military standards including the physical fitness, body composition, and grooming of army personnel.
Pete Hegseth appoints his personal lawyer to a powerful Pentagon post
The defense secretary made his personal lawyer a Navy commander in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. The closer one looks, ...
Federal judge rips DOJ lawyers, demands written retraction from Hegseth over transgender military policy post
U.S. District Court Judge Ana Reyes demanded that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth offer a retraction over a repost he made ...
Hegseth’s Plans to Reshape the Military Start With Cuts
At the same time, Republican lawmakers are aiming to add more than $100 billion to the Pentagon’s proposed budget, which ...
Banning "Enola Gay": Pete Hegseth's DEI paranoia knows no limits
Last week offered a sobering reminder of how Hegseth's bigotry blitz isn't just symbolic, but will harm real people. The ...
SpaceX launch scrubbed hours after Hegseth shares message to rescue mission crew: ‘Wish you Godspeed’
The planned launch of SpaceX Crew-10 to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, hours after Secretary of Defense Hegseth said he was praying for members of the crew.
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Hegseth mandates streamlined software acquisition approach in new memo
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Defense Department 'does not do climate change crap,' Hegseth says
The military has a long history of research into climate change. Now the department said the ending of climate and other ...