Pete Hegseth promises equal combat standards for men and women

“For far too long, we allowed standards to slip and different standards for men and women in combat arms, [military occupational specialties], and jobs,” Hegseth said in a video posted Monday to X while highlighting a new memorandum on combat arms standards.

“That’s not acceptable,” he continued. “We need to have the same standard, male or female, in our combat roles to ensure our men and women, who are under our leaders or in those formations, have the best possible leaders and the highest possible standards that are not based at all on your sex, if you’re a man or a woman.”

For far too long, we have allowed standards to slip. We’ve had different standards for men/women serving in combat arms MOS’s and jobs….

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