Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed in January to review "in a gender-neutral way" readiness standards for troops.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a comprehensive review of "military fitness, body composition and grooming" across all branches of the U.S. armed forces. The directive, announced on ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a “rapid” services-wide review of existing standards for military physical fitness ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a sweeping, military-wide review of physical fitness and grooming standards with the apparent aim of making the military a stricter and less accommodating ...

The department-wide review will analyze the standards of all U.S. military branches to ensure they are the "most lethal and effective fighting force." ...

New defense chief Pete Hegseth plans a fundamental overhaul of the military's legal system to give soldiers more leeway on ...

Pete Hegseth moving to relax rules of engagement as part of military lawyer overhaul, says report - Administration sacked top ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has warned that US troops will be "fit, not fat", as he claimed that America's enemies are ...

In a bold move, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is shaking up military standards, sparking debates and raising eyebrows across the nation.

The Arlington National Cemetery website "unpublished" links to material about Black, Hispanic and women veterans.

Thousands of potential applicants -- including high school students -- may face challenges in taking the military's entrance exam after a pair of programs that put testers in high schools and remote ...