Beginning in January 2016, all military jobs opened to women who met the qualifications, and in July 2020, the U.S. Army Special Operations Command announced that the first woman authorized by the ...

From the moment women entered the combat arms, the Pentagon focused on maintaining standards over anything else — and, in ...

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 ...

Women already must pass gender-neutral physical fitness requirements for combat posts, but Hegseth contends the standards for women are lower.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordered a sweeping review of military fitness standards for combat roles -- but before the Pentagon can tighten requirements, he wants clarity on which ...

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. And it raises ...

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 ...

The review follows past concerns from Hegseth that military readiness ... entry-level and sustained physical fitness.” For ground combat operations, standards must include “the ability to ...

Hegseth's memo calls for a review of how standards have changed ... Credit: AP/Mark Schiefelbein Here's a look at the current standards. ___Routine annual fitness tests with different requirements ...