Hegseth to review military fitness and grooming

Pentagon calls Mark Milley 'corpulent' as it kicks off review of physical fitness and grooming standards
Joint Chiefs Chair Mark Milley for lowering standards. Hegseth vows to restore discipline and military readiness.
Hegseth orders ‘department-wide review’ of military fitness and grooming standards
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is ordering an evaluation of the fitness and grooming standards of the U.S. military. The department-wide review will analyze all U.S. military branches “U.S. military branches pertaining to physical fitness,
Brawn and beards: Hegseth to review military fitness and grooming
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.
Pentagon orders review into military standards, including fitness and grooming
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed in January to review "in a gender-neutral way" readiness standards for troops.
Hegseth orders review of US military standards, including grooming, after they were loosened under Biden
Hegseth’s directive comes after the Biden administration loosened restrictions on various grooming and hairstyle rules for military service members, as well as body fat percentage requirements for
Hegseth orders review of fitness, grooming standards for all service branches
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a “rapid” services-wide review of existing standards for military physical fitness, body composition and grooming, according to a Pentagon news release.
Hegseth orders review of military grooming and fitness standards
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered senior Pentagon leadership to review how and why grooming standards, including beards, have changed since 2015.
Pentagon chief orders review of fitness, grooming standards
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of military standards related to physical fitness and appearance across all services, indicating recent policies put in place to make it easier for women and minorities to serve may soon be under fire.
Defense Department orders review of military standards
A memo released on Wednesday directs the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness to review how the standards have changed since January 2015.
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