Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the military to end separate fitness standards for women in combat roles, a move he said will make the military more lethal, but that women servicemembers and ...

Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, mandated that physical fitness requirements for combat jobs be “sex-neutral,” a move that is likely to significantly reduce the number of women who qualify. By ...

Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth raised eyebrows this week when he said in a speech to military generals that fitness standards for combat must “return to the highest male standard.” “Those ...