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DOD Memo Mandates Same Fitness Standards for Men and Women

DOD Memo Mandates Same Fitness Standards for Men and Women

by Zachery Schmidt | Mar 31, 2025 | National, News, Policy

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a memo instructing military department secretaries to develop sex-neutral physical standards for troops. The memo says that physical fitness standards must be the same for men and women. “In establishing those standards, the...

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