Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.), a former Navy pilot running for New Jersey governor, on Tuesday accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of trying to force women out of the military after he announced the ...

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U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) ripped Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “chilling” message to women in the Armed Forces on Tuesday. Hegseth summoned hundreds of senior military leaders to an ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promised that the United States would soon have the highest and equal combat standards for men and women in the military. “For far too long, we allowed standards to slip ...

From late 2024 onward, a claim circulated online that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said women should not serve in military combat roles. Shortly after President Donald Trump nominated him for ...

Hegseth announced the military services would enforce shaving standards, which were relaxed in recent years, and physical fitness standards.

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 ...