US EditionHegseth orders review of military grooming and fitness standards
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a review of military standards related to health and appearance across all services, focusing on changes since January 1, 2015, as stated in the issued memo.
- The review will assess how relaxed grooming and physical requirements may have impacted the military's operational effectiveness, according to the Pentagon.
- Concerns over relaxed grooming rules include issues like pseudofolliculitis barbae, affecting about 60% of Black men, noted by the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology.
- Hegseth emphasized the need for high standards to maintain military effectiveness, stating, 'Our troops will be fit — not fat' on X, formerly Twitter.
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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. Hegseth ordered the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness “to gather the…
Defense Department orders review of military standards
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a departmentwide review of military standards, including physical fitness, body composition and grooming. 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. Hegseth pledged to conduct this review during his confirmation hearing. The defense secretary said the review will “illuminate how the departme…
Pentagon calls Mark Milley 'corpulent' as it kicks off review of physical fitness and grooming standards
Pentagon launches military fitness and grooming review, citing erosion of standards under Mark Milley. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vows to restore high expectations.
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