Hegseth to review military fitness and grooming

Tattooed Hegseth Is Going After Beards in the Military With Grooming Standards Review
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of the military’s grooming standards—and he wants his generals to look very closely at beards. In a memo to senior military leaders, Hegseth asked for a review of all fitness,
Brawn and beards: Hegseth to review military fitness and grooming
The review will include standards for physical fitness, body composition and grooming, including beards, which are currently not allowed in the military, apart from some religious exemptions, according to a memo from Hegseth dated Wednesday. It will probe "why those standards changed and the impact of those changes," according to the memo.
Hegseth orders review of military fitness and grooming standards: 'Our adversaries are not growing weaker'
The Pentagon will conduct a review of all military fitness and grooming standards, according to a memo Wednesday from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
Beards, Body Fat in the Crosshairs as Hegseth Orders Military-Wide Standards Review
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 environment for troops.
Hegseth orders review of military grooming and fitness standards
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered senior Pentagon leadership to review how and why grooming standards, including beards, have changed since 2015.
Pentagon orders review into military standards, including fitness and grooming
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed in January to review "in a gender-neutral way" readiness standards for troops.
Pentagon chief orders review of fitness, grooming standards
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of military standards related to physical fitness and appearance across all services, indicating recent policies put in place to make it easier for women and minorities to serve may soon be under fire.
Hegseth Gets a Failing Grade From Retired General
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Hegseth Closes Pentagon Office Focused on Future Wars
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Pete Hegseth appoints his personal lawyer to a powerful Pentagon post
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Pete Hegseth moving to relax rules of engagement as part of military lawyer overhaul, says report
The Defense Secretary has enlisted attorney and former naval officer Tim Parlatore to oversee the effort, the sources said.
'Make it make sense:' Hegseth banned cultural awareness events across the military. Except one.
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Hegseth’s Plans to Reshape the Military Start With Cuts
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Hegseth says Pentagon 'does not do climate change crap,' doubling down on ignorance
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Federal judge rips DOJ lawyers, demands written retraction from Hegseth over transgender military policy post
U.S. District Court Judge Ana Reyes demanded that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth offer a retraction over a repost he made ...