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 ...

Wallace White is a contributor to The Daily Caller News Foundation. DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will issue a memo setting equal standards for men and women in combat ...

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 ...

The U.S. Army formalized equal fitness standards between men and women in combat roles in new guidelines released Monday. The new Army Fitness Test (AFT), formally the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT), ...

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