President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, is facing a firestorm of backlash for voicing his belief that women should not serve in military combat roles.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo Monday ordering men and women to meet the same physical fitness requirements if they want to serve in combat roles, saying the Pentagon had “allowed ...

Members of a platoon of female U.S. Marine Corps recruits gear up before training in hand-to-hand combat at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, S.C., in 2023. (Stephen B. Morton/AP ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the military to end separate fitness standards for women in combat roles, a move he said will make the military more lethal, but that women servicemembers ...

It's a move that underscores Hegseth's broader push for higher standards in the military, but also one that reflects the long-running debate over gender integration in the ranks.

Starting this summer, the Army will require female soldiers in combat roles to pass the same “sex-neutral” fitness test as their male counterparts, the service announced Monday. The new Army ...

The new scoring standards for active soldiers in 21 combat military occupational specialties (MOSs) will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026, and for the Reserve and National Guard on June 1, 2026.

Army fitness test changes will mean “sex-neutral” standards for soldiers in 21 combat jobs while nixing the standing power throw. Check out our latest YouTube videos. Watch here 🎥 ...

Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, mandated that physical fitness requirements for combat jobs be “sex-neutral,” a move that is likely to significantly reduce the number of women who qualify.