Hegseth orders review of military fitness and grooming standards
The review will include standards for physical fitness, body composition and grooming, including beards, which are currently not allowed in the military, apart from some religious exemptions, according to a memo from Hegseth dated Wednesday. It will probe "why those standards changed and the impact of those changes," according to the memo.
Hegseth orders review of US military standards, including grooming, after they were loosened under Biden
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Hegseth orders review of military fitness and grooming standards: 'Our adversaries are not growing weaker'
The Pentagon will conduct a review of all military fitness and grooming standards, according to a memo Wednesday from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
Beards, Body Fat in the Crosshairs as Hegseth Orders Military-Wide Standards Review
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a sweeping, military-wide review of physical fitness and grooming standards with the apparent aim of making the military a stricter and less accommodating environment for troops.
Hegseth orders Pentagon to look into standards for personal grooming and fitness
Pete Hegseth has ordered a Pentagon-wide review of US military standards including the physical fitness, body composition, and grooming of army personnel.
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Soldiers’ risk of injury from new fitness test wanes as it becomes more routine, study finds
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Army disregarded physical fitness standards to hit recruitment goals
such as physical fitness standards, among others, according to Military.com. If a recruit was outside these requirements, the applicant was granted 90 days to comply with Army regulations.
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Army combat fitness test threatens to undermine combat effectiveness
For men, it has inadvertently lowered standards, while for women, it has dramatically increased failure rates compared to the previous Army Physical Fitness Test. These imbalances threaten to ...