A memo released on Wednesday directs the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness to review how the standards have changed since January 2015.

Joint Chiefs Chair Mark Milley for lowering standards. Hegseth vows to restore discipline and military readiness.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has put under review military standards, including physical fitness, body composition and ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed in January to review "in a gender-neutral way" readiness standards for troops.

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 ...