Hegseth touts push to replace heavyset National Guard troops in Illinois

‘Standards are back’: Hegseth removes troops failing fitness rules

Pete Hegseth has sent home several overweight National Guard troops deployed to Chicago. “Standards are back at the Department of War,” the United States...

'Fat troops' pulled from Chicago deployment for failing fitness standards

A former Marine said Pete Hegseth 'has a cartoonish, 1980s comic-book idea of toughness he's never outgrown.'

'Standards are back!' Pete Hegseth sends 'fat' troops home

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday confirmed that he sent some Texas National Guard members in Illinois home over their weight, saying "standards are back" in his department. Following his speech for top military brass earlier this month, where he argued against “fat troops” and “fat generals,...

Hegseth celebrates apparent removal of ‘overweight’ Texas troops after viral photo

Photos showed seemingly overweight members of the Texas National Guard arriving in Chicago as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown — despite Hegseth’s longstanding campaign against ‘fat troops’

Hegseth touts push to replace heavyset National Guard troops in Illinois

(The Hill) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is touting an effort by the Texas Military Department to remove an unknown number of the state’s National Guard troops deployed to Chicago after a photo of seemingly overweight service members arriving in Illinois went viral. “Standards are back at The [Department of War],” Hegseth posted to social media Monday alongside a story from Task & Purpose, which had reported on the troops’ replacement a day p…

Hegseth Enforces Fitness Policy; Some Texas National Guard Troops Replaced in Illinois

The removals follow a Pentagon directive requiring troops to meet strict height, weight, and fitness benchmarks for mobilization and maintain force readiness.