Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Orders Force-Wide Review of Existing Fitness and Grooming Standards

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Orders Force-Wide Review of Existing Fitness and Grooming Standards​

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a department-wide review of existing standards for physical fitness, body composition, and grooming

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12 Mar 2025 ~~ By Kristina Wong

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday ordered a department-wide review of existing standards for each military branch on physical fitness, body composition, and grooming — including on beards, Breitbart News has exclusively learned.
“We must remain vigilant in maintaining the standards that enable the men and women of our military to protect the American people and our homeland as the world’s most lethal and effective fighting force,” Hegseth said in a March 12, 2025, memorandum ordering the review.
“Our adversaries are not growing weaker, and our tasks are not growing less challenging. This review will illuminate how the Department has maintained the level of standards required over the recent past and the trajectory of any change in those standards,” he added.
Pentagon Press Secretary John Ullyot added in a statement to Breitbart News:

Unfortunately, the U.S. military’s high standards on body composition and other metrics eroded in recent years, particularly during the tenure of former Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley, who set a bad example from the top through his own personal corpulence. Secretary Hegseth is committed to restoring high standards, and this review is the first step in doing so.​

Hegseth directed the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) to gather the existing aforementioned standards set by each military branch, review them and how they have changed over the last decade, since January 1, 2015.

Commentary:
Pete Hegseth is definitely not kidding around!! Leftist Lunatics are done!!
My Guidebook For Military fitness and grooming circa1955 to 1980 has very specific standards. The standards for good grooming are a set up for discipline across the board.. There's also a set of standards for civilian nurses and medical staff, too. (at least they used to)
Read more:

Army Regulations AR 670-1: What Soldiers Need to Know About Uniform Standards

Army Regulation 670-1, commonly known as AR 670-1, establishes uniform and appearance standards for the U.S. Army.This extensive guideline encompasses everything from the correct way to wear uniforms to grooming requirements, ensuring a polished and unified appearance throughout the Army. The...

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[JoeB131]

The military can't make recruiting goals now. That's how all the fatties got in to start with.

 

[Doc7505]

The military can't make recruiting goals now. That's how all the fatties got in to start with.

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It then up to the T.I.'s to tone them up.
Up at 5 A.M., form up and trot to breakfast, P.T. , and more physical activity throughout the day along with schooling. In bed by 9 P.M. for 16 weeks..
That should tone up any overweight recruit and slender them down.
However, Liberal weenies softened the training to include women and transgenders.
That's changing and it's for the better.

 

[Rawley]

The military can't make recruiting goals now.

LOL Is that the latest lie Maddow is feeding you?

 

[Doc7505]

LOL Is that the latest lie Maddow is feeding you?

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Indeed, recruitment has increased in the last two months...

Army to meet 2025 recruiting goals in dramatic turnaround, denies 'wokeness' is factor

The U.S. Army expects to meet its enlistment goals for 2025 in a dramatic turnaround for a service that has struggled for several years to bring in enough young people and has undergone a major overhaul of its recruiting programs.

www.pbs.org

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Early Momentum: Army Hits 30,000 Recruits, Half its Goal for the Year

The service has 30,000 new enlistments this year -- an increase of 6,000 compared to the same period last year, the data shows.

www.military.com

 

[Rawley]

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Indeed, recruitment has increased in the last two months...

Army to meet 2025 recruiting goals in dramatic turnaround, denies 'wokeness' is factor

The U.S. Army expects to meet its enlistment goals for 2025 in a dramatic turnaround for a service that has struggled for several years to bring in enough young people and has undergone a major overhaul of its recruiting programs.

www.pbs.org

xxxxxxxxxx​

Early Momentum: Army Hits 30,000 Recruits, Half its Goal for the Year

The service has 30,000 new enlistments this year -- an increase of 6,000 compared to the same period last year, the data shows.

www.military.com

Joey still thinks Biden is President

 

[JoeB131]

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It then up to the T.I.'s to tone them up.
Up at 5 A.M., form up and trot to breakfast, P.T. , and more physical activity throughout the day along with schooling. In bed by 9 P.M. for 16 weeks..
That should tone up any overweight recruit and slender them down.
However, Liberal weenies softened the training to include women and transgenders.
That's changing and it's for the better.

Yeah, I'm not sure why anyone would sign up for that. Sometimes I wondered why I signed up for that.

The problem is, Trump is making the military unappealing to anyone who isn't a white male. I guess they'll have more recruits after he gets done crashing the economy.

Dow down another 537 today!

 

[Mac-7]

The military can't make recruiting goals now. That's how all the fatties got in to start with.

The military should accept fat people

But first send them to fat farms and work them into shape

That alone would be a good recruiting tool

 

[JoeB131]

The military should accept fat people

But first send them to fat farms and work them into shape

That alone would be a good recruiting tool

No, it wouldn't.

Frankly, a lot of them will just realize that if being fat is a ticket out, they'll just stay fat. Still probably be eligible for those veteran's benefits.

You guys don't think these things through at all, do you?

 

[Mac-7]

No, it wouldn't.

Frankly, a lot of them will just realize that if being fat is a ticket out, they'll just stay fat. Still probably be eligible for those veteran's benefits.

You guys don't think these things through at all, do you?

Why should they want out?

The military is volunteer not conscripted

Though I suppose if the joined for a free sex change operation and now they wont get it they might want out

And Pete Hegseth will show them the door

 

[JoeB131]

Why should they want out?

The military is volunteer not conscripted

Though I suppose if the joined for a free sex change operation and now they wont get it they might want out

And Pete Hegseth will show them the door

When I went through AIT, we had this one kid who realized he hated being in the military.

Just couldn't stand it.

So his solution was to tell the CO of the training unit he was gay and he was going to "give everyone in the company AIDS!"

(We really didn't know how AIDS worked back then.)

Again, not sure how making the military more unfriendly to women, minorities, and LGBTQ people is going to help those recruiting numbers.

There just aren't enough toxic white males to make up the numbers.

 

[Mac-7]

When I went through AIT, we had this one kid who realized he hated being in the military.

Just couldn't stand it.

So his solution was to tell the CO of the training unit he was gay and he was going to "give everyone in the company AIDS!"

(We really didn't know how AIDS worked back then.)

Again, not sure how making the military more unfriendly to women, minorities, and LGBTQ people is going to help those recruiting numbers.

There just aren't enough toxic white males to make up the numbers.

If by minorities you mean black people, that an old lib lie

Skin color is immutable and is not a bar to enlistment

But mental illness such as transsexuals is prohibitive

 

[JoeB131]

If by minorities you mean black people, that an old lib lie

Skin color is immutable and is not a bar to enlistment

But mental illness such as transsexuals is prohibitive

I mean all minorities, dummy. When you tell black people you are stopping DEI and not celebrating black history month and turning the name of his base back to the name of some slave holder, you aren't exactly being welcoming, are you?

As for transgenderism being prohibitive, I would ask, "why?"

Every argument I hear from you people is about how they make YOU uncomfortable, not on their ability to do their job.

 

[Robert W]

The military can't make recruiting goals now. That's how all the fatties got in to start with.

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The U.S. military, specifically the Army, Navy, and Air Force, has faced significant recruiting challenges, failing to meet goals in recent years, particularly in 2022 and 2023.

Here's a more detailed breakdown:

• Recent Shortfalls:
  • In 2022, the Army missed its recruiting goal by about 15,000 soldiers, or 25%.
    
    
  • The Army, Navy, and Air Force all failed to meet their recruiting goals in the fiscal year that ended in September 2023.
    
    
  • In 2023, the Army missed its recruiting goal by 10,000 soldiers, a 20% shortfall.
    
    
  • The Navy failed to meet its goals in 2023.
    
    
  • The Air Force also failed to meet its goals, marking the first time in 24 years.

 

[luiza]

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Orders Force-Wide Review of Existing Fitness and Grooming Standards​

Pete Hegseth is definitely not kidding around!! Leftist Lunatics are done!!
My Guidebook For Military fitness and grooming circa1955 to 1980 has very specific standards. The standards for good grooming are a set up for discipline across the board.. There's also a set of standards for civilian nurses and medical staff, too. (at least they used to)

Great ideas Pete
We may not ever win but in death our people will look best .

Transparent body bags might produce some beautiful PR picture opportunities .

 

[Foxfyre]

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Orders Force-Wide Review of Existing Fitness and Grooming Standards​

Exclusive -- Hegseth Orders Review of Fitness, Grooming

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a department-wide review of existing standards for physical fitness, body composition, and grooming

www.breitbart.com

12 Mar 2025 ~~ By Kristina Wong

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday ordered a department-wide review of existing standards for each military branch on physical fitness, body composition, and grooming — including on beards, Breitbart News has exclusively learned.
“We must remain vigilant in maintaining the standards that enable the men and women of our military to protect the American people and our homeland as the world’s most lethal and effective fighting force,” Hegseth said in a March 12, 2025, memorandum ordering the review.
“Our adversaries are not growing weaker, and our tasks are not growing less challenging. This review will illuminate how the Department has maintained the level of standards required over the recent past and the trajectory of any change in those standards,” he added.
Pentagon Press Secretary John Ullyot added in a statement to Breitbart News:

Unfortunately, the U.S. military’s high standards on body composition and other metrics eroded in recent years, particularly during the tenure of former Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley, who set a bad example from the top through his own personal corpulence. Secretary Hegseth is committed to restoring high standards, and this review is the first step in doing so.​

Hegseth directed the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) to gather the existing aforementioned standards set by each military branch, review them and how they have changed over the last decade, since January 1, 2015.

Commentary:
Pete Hegseth is definitely not kidding around!! Leftist Lunatics are done!!
My Guidebook For Military fitness and grooming circa1955 to 1980 has very specific standards. The standards for good grooming are a set up for discipline across the board.. There's also a set of standards for civilian nurses and medical staff, too. (at least they used to)
Read more:

Army Regulations AR 670-1: What Soldiers Need to Know About Uniform Standards

Army Regulation 670-1, commonly known as AR 670-1, establishes uniform and appearance standards for the U.S. Army.This extensive guideline encompasses everything from the correct way to wear uniforms to grooming requirements, ensuring a polished and unified appearance throughout the Army. The...

sucharmy.com

General Patton after the devastating loss at Kasserine Pass in Tunisia where the U.S. lost more than 7,000 men:
"You want to know why this outfit got the hell kicked out of it? A blind man could spot it. They don't act like soldiers; they don't look like soldiers; why should they be expected to fight like soldiers?"

Military discipline isn't just for show. And, after Patton re-established it in Tunisia, coupled with his brilliant strategies, the U.S. obliterated the next German assault

 

[Mac-7]

I mean all minorities, dummy. When you tell black people you are stopping DEI and not celebrating black history month and turning the name of his base back to the name of some slave holder, you aren't exactly being welcoming, are you?

As for transgenderism being prohibitive, I would ask, "why?"

Every argument I hear from you people is about how they make YOU uncomfortable, not on their ability to do their job.

The name if military bases should never have been changed to begin with

As for black history month its way over the line for a color blind society

Is there a Anglo Saxon history month?

Or a chinese, korean or Armenian history month?

And if not, why not?

 

[Mac-7]

Great ideas Pete
We may not ever win but in death our people will look best .

Transparent body bags might produce some beautiful PR picture opportunities .

Physical fitness is an important asset for fighting men

 

[luiza]

Physical fitness is an important asset for fighting men

But intact good looks and serenity look great on dead bodies .
Tremendous pictures for Langley propaganda .

Attention to detail is the secret to success .
If the Chinese think all Americans are beautiful and God like they might not turn up to fight .
Go for it Pete .

 

[Robert W]

The name if military bases should never have been changed to begin with

As for black history month its way over the line for a color blind society

Is there a Anglo Saxon history month?

Or a chinese, korean or Armenian history month?

And if not, why not?

Something else now openly on TV are the huge numbers of blacks dominating commercials and TV programs.