Hegseth orders ‘department-wide review’ of military fitness and grooming standards

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is ordering an evaluation of the fitness and grooming standards of the U.S. military. 

The department-wide review will analyze all U.S. military branches “U.S. military branches pertaining to physical fitness, body composition, and grooming, which includes but is not limited to beards.” The decision to review the military standards was announced in a release issued by the Department of Defense on Wednesday evening.

“We must remain vigilant in maintaining the standards that enable the men and women of our military to protect the American people and our homeland as the world’s most lethal and effective fighting force,” said Hegseth.

“Our adversaries are not growing weaker, and our tasks are not growing less challenging,” Hegseth noted. “This review will illuminate how the

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