US Edition7 Texas National Guard Members in Illinois Replaced for ‘Not Meeting Mission Standards’ when It Came to Physical Fitness
Seven Texas National Guard members were replaced after failing to meet the mission's fitness requirements, reflecting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's policy of uncompromising physical standards.
- On Tuesday, the Texas Military Department confirmed seven Texas National Guard troops were sent back to Texas after failing to meet mission fitness requirements during deployment to Illinois.
- Replacements occurred during the pre-mission validation at the U.S. Army Reserve training center in suburban Elwood, where troops had been garrisoned since last week about 50 miles southwest of Chicago.
- Viral images of heavier guardsmen prompted sharp mockery, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called `fat troops` unacceptable, signaling support for removals on social media Monday.
- Amid legal challenges, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sued to block the deployment, U.S. District Judge April Perry halted plans, but the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed troops already in Illinois to remain during the appeal.
- Before the ruling, uniformed troops were seen at an ICE detention center in Broadview but did not engage protesters, and the Pentagon has not clarified the Guard's duties while the appeal continues.
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7 Members of Texas National Guard Sent Home From Illinois After ‘Meal Team Six’ Mockery in Viral Photos
Screenshot via ABC News. Seven members of the Texas National Guard were sent home following their deployment to Illinois for failing to meet fitness standards — and in the aftermath of viral photos that sparked widespread mockery. The photos, one example of which appears above, originally came from an ABC News report about the troops being deployed to Illinois as part of President Donald Trump’s crime and immigration crackdown. Members of the T…
Texas calls back National Guard members after some heavyset troops face viral mockery
After a viral photo sparked mockery online, the Texas Military Department benched some National Guard troops who had been tapped last week for President Donald Trump’s authoritarian crackdown in Chicago.
Hegseth Enforces New Weight Standards in Texas Guard
Key Takeaways: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent some Texas National Guard troops home over weight standards. The move followed a rapid deployment to Illinois for a federal mission. Hegseth aims to restore strict fitness rules across the military. The National Guard Bureau reminds all units to meet weight standards at all times. In a recent announcement, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed he ordered several Texas National Guard members …
Texas Guard Members Dismissed for Weight Standards
Seven Texas National Guard members just got sent packing for not meeting military weight standards after social media erupted over photos of some less-than-fit troops deployed to Illinois. This story, boiling down to a clash of military readiness and political maneuvering, centers on the Texas National Guard’s deployment to Chicago, a fiery push for stricter standards from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and legal battles over domestic troop …
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