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Hegseth 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 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.

·New York, United States
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CBS NewsCBS News

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.

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Military.comMilitary.com

Beards, Body Fat in the Crosshairs as Hegseth Orders Military-Wide Standards Review

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a sweeping, military-wide review of physical fitness and grooming standards with the apparent aim of making the military a stricter and less accommodating environment for troops.

·San Francisco, United States
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Breaking DefenseBreaking Defense

Hegseth ‘disestablishing’ Office of Net Assessment, Pentagon’s strategic analysis specialists

A March 13 memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, obtained by Breaking Defense, orders all employees of the Office of Net Assessment reassigned to different roles and cancels related contracts.

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The Daily SignalThe Daily Signal

Course Correction Required for Naval War College’s Women, Peace, and Security Program

At a February town hall, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth declared: “Our strength is our shared purpose … ” and he has begun correcting misguided policies of  the past four years. On the top of the list is expunging DEI. Likewise, the Naval War College’s Women, Peace, and Security program, or WPS, merits special attention as it has been usurped by activists and has diverged from its original purpose.     In defense of WPS, a harsh reality of wa…

·Washington, United States
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Zero HedgeZero Hedge

No Fats, No Hippies: Hegseth Orders Review Of Military Standards

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

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