SECDEF Initiates Military Standards Review
SECDEF Pete “Knife Hand” Hegseth
“Because in those ground combat roles, what is true is that the weight of the ruck on your back does not change. The weight of the 155 round that you have to carry does not change. The weight of the 240-Bravo machine gun you might have to carry does not change.”
Pete Hegseth
Exclusive–Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Orders Force-Wide Review of Existing Fitness and Grooming Standards
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday ordered a department-wide review of existing standards for each military branch on physical fitness, body composition, and grooming — including on beards, Breitbart News has exclusively learned.
“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,” Hegseth said in a March 12, 2025, memorandum ordering the review.
Rapid Force Wide Review of Military Standards
If it doesn’t contribute to readiness, standards, meritocracy, and lethality it’s history. On another note, recruitment numbers have recently soared. Cause and effect.
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