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 ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered senior Pentagon leadership to review how and why grooming standards, including beards, ...

The defense secretary's moves illustrate a desire to make the military even less concerned about war crimes and civilians ...

Hegseth’s directive comes after the Biden administration loosened restrictions on various grooming and hairstyle rules for military service members, as well as body fat percentage requirements for ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of military standards related to physical fitness and appearance across ...

What To Know. In the Department of Defense memo, Hegseth said: "We must remain vigilant in maintaining the standards that ...

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, ...

Pete Hegseth, controversial Trump pick, has ordered review of military standard focusing on grooming, body fat and hairstyles ...