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Pentagon to review physical standards for military combat jobs
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a 60-day review of physical standards for military combat roles to ensure female ...
Hegseth directs service chiefs to conduct ‘sex-neutral’ review of combat arms standards
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military services to conduct a 'sex-neutral' review of requirements for combat ...
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Hegseth Has Ordered a Combat Standards Review. It's Unclear How It Might Apply to All the Services.
It's a move that underscores Hegseth's broader push for higher standards in the military, but also one that reflects the long ...
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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 ...
Trump’s defense secretary pick said women shouldn’t be in combat roles. These female veterans fear what comes next
When Elisa Smithers was deployed to Iraq in 2005, there was a ban on women serving in ground combat operations. Smithers was ...
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The Army’s Master Combat Badges will be coming to soldiers this month
The CIB is awarded for serving in direct ground combat, while soldiers who receive the EIB have passed a rigorous set of tests on infantry skills. With the introduction of the Master Combat Badge ...