Pete Hegseth shares his vision for rebuilding the military with a focus on 'warrior ethos', equal physical standards, and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs gender neutral, formalizing a process that largely exists for many of ...

Hegseth’s memo directs the military services to develop new standards distinguishing combat positions like infantry or armor from noncombat positions. It follows another memo this month that ...

Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief moderated his stance to get the job but is now pushing for change in the name of high standards ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs gender neutral, formalizing a process that largely exists for many of those jobs already.

Hegseth's memo calls for a review of how standards have changed and the impact of those shifts since Jan. 1, 2015 — the year the Defense Department opened all combat jobs to women. Sign up for ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth notified members of Congress from Indiana and New Jersey this week of the proposal to ...

Hegseth's memo appears to focus on the second grouping — arguing that combat jobs require more stringent fitness standards. Already, however, specific military jobs like special operations ...

By LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs gender neutral, formalizing a process that largely ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs gender neutral, formalizing a process that largely exists for many of those jobs already.