Hegseth announces troops in combat jobs have to meet highest male physical standards

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced several changes to military fitness and culture to hundreds of generals and admirals ...

How Hegseth's newly proposed military fitness standards compare to existing tests

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that there would be new, strict fitness standards enforced on the U.S.

Hegseth declares war on ‘fat’ generals, troops

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the U.S. military’s senior-most officers Tuesday that he no longer wants to see “fat generals and admirals” or overweight troops. Addressing a crowded auditorium in ...
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Hegseth announces series of War Department reforms in sweeping speech to top military brass

In an address to the senior leaders of the U.S. military on Sept. 30, 2025, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced 10 new policy ...

Hegseth uses rare meeting of generals to announce new military standards

Hegseth has made setting the military apart from civilian society a hallmark of his tenure as Defense secretary. And while he ...