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Hegseth says he's signing memo on combat arms standards for men and women
The U.S. military will use the same standards for testing both men and women for combat roles following a Sunday order from ...
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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 ...
Equal standards needed for men and women in the military | PHIL WILLIAMS
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth favors one fitness standard for both men and women in combat arms branches of the ...
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US: ‘Women can’t be in combat’ – Trump’s Defence Sec, Hegseth orders major military overhaul
The United States, US, Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs ...
Pentagon Eliminates Lower Fitness Standards for Women in Combat Roles
Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, mandated that physical fitness requirements for combat jobs be “sex-neutral,” a move ...
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 ...
Hegseth orders same physical requirements for men, women in combat roles, says US ‘allowed standards to slip’
Service secretaries now have 60 days to submit their proposed combat-role standards, and military branches will then be ...
Hegseth orders 'sex-neutral' combat fitness tests, raising concern from military women
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the military to develop 'sex-neutral' physical fitness standards for combat roles.
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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 women are lower.
Beards, fitness and women in combat: Hegseth orders review of military standards
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 ...
Hegseth orders fitness standards to be gender neutral for combat jobs. Many already are
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs gender neutral, ...
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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 ... combat roles. Beginning in January 2016, all military jobs opened to women who met the qualifications, and in July 2020, the U.S ...