Hegseth orders review of medical conditions that disqualify recruits

68% of US Reserve forces are 'overweight,' study finds

Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a scathing rebuke of the Pentagon’s “fitness & weight standards” after a new report showed that roughly 68% of the nation’s Reserve and Guard troops are overweight. A new American Security Project report warned, “As operational demands on the U.S. Armed Forces’ reserve component increase, rising rates of weight related illnesses in the National Guard and reserves present a growing threat to man…

Pentagon launches review of medical disqualification standards for recruits

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a directive ordering a top-down review of the medical conditions that disqualify individuals from joining the US military. The memorandum, signed April 24 and addressed to senior Pentagon leadership, sets in motion a 30-day evaluation of current medical waiver policies under Department of Defense Instruction 6130.03, Volume 1, which governs the […] The post Pentagon launches review of medical disqualificatio…

Defense Department to Review List of Medical Conditions that Disqualify Potential Recruits from Serving

The review follows changes over the last three years that expanded waivers for 51 conditions.

The Military Is Rolling Out New 'Sex-Neutral' Testing Standards. Here Are All The Moves.

The U.S. Army and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced new "sex-neutral" standards. Here's what they mean for women, and what the testing moves involve.

Hegseth orders review of medical conditions that disqualify recruits

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants individuals with certain medical conditions to be disqualified from joining the military, according to a new memo released Monday. “The standards for accession into the U.S. military are high, uncompromising, and clear,” Hegseth wrote in the memo, which was signed Thursday. “Young Americans seeking to serve in the greatest fighting force in…

Hegseth orders Pentagon leadership to review medical standards for military enlistment

The order gives Pentagon officials 30 days to review its medical standards for enlistment, appointment or induction and come up with proposed updates to the standards.