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 has ordered a comprehensive review of "military fitness, body composition and grooming" across all branches of the U.S. armed forces. The directive, announced on ...

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