Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to review the military’s standards on body composition, grooming, and physical fitness that were loosened under former President Joe Biden.
“High standards are what made the United States military the greatest fighting force on the planet,” Hegseth wrote Wednesday in a memo to senior Pentagon leaders, field activity directors, and leaders of the combatant commands, reported The New York Post.
“The strength of our military is our unity and our shared purpose,” he added. “We are made stronger and more disciplined with high, uncompromising, and clear standards.”
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