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 ...

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 ordered senior Pentagon leadership to review how and why grooming standards, including beards, ...

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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a “rapid” services-wide review of existing standards for military physical fitness ...

Paul Ratje for The New York Times Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior military ... recommending supplements that he says will stimulate hair growth and provide smoother skin.