Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed a 60-day review of physical fitness requirements for U.S. military combat roles to ensure female service members are not given exceptions, signaling a renewed focus on uniform standards across all combat positions, The Hill reported.
The review, announced in a memo signed Sunday by Hegseth and released Monday, tasks military service secretaries to evaluate and clarify the physical demands of combat arms roles and ensure sex-neutral standards are enforced.
“For far too long, we allowed standards to slip and different standards for men and women in combat arms. … That’s not acceptable,” Hegseth said in a video posted to X on Monday.
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