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As the Pentagon reexamines women in combat, female veterans consider it a settled issue
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of combat physical standards. Women who've served in combat jobs say ten ...
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The only female unit to serve overseas in WWII gets a congressional medal 80 years on
The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for ...
Female Soldiers Will Have to Pass ‘Sex-Neutral’ Physical Test, U.S. Army Says
The new Army Fitness Test comes after Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, ordered the elimination of lower fitness standards ...
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'Troops Hate It': Hegseth criticizes and cuts Women, Peace, and Security program
In a social media post, the secretary of defense labels the WPS program as "woke" and states it does not align with essential ...
Will 'sex-neutral' fitness test deter women from joining combat roles in the US Army? What we know
The US Army is changing the fitness test for all soldiers. The test will be "sex-neutral and age-normed," the army stated. On ...
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Fort Cavazos Soldier Gets Life in Prison After Horrific String of Attacks on Female Troops in Barracks
An Army noncommissioned officer was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison for a violent campaign of sexual assaults and physical attacks on women ... and Soldiers on the US Southern Border ...
The Military Is Rolling Out New 'Sex-Neutral' Testing Standards. Here Are All The Moves.
The U.S. Army and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced new "sex-neutral" standards. Here's what they mean for women, ...
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US army rolls out ‘sex-neutral’ fitness test—what it means for women in combat
“Women cannot physically meet the same standards as men,” adding, “Dads push us to take risks. Moms put the training wheels on our bikes. We need moms. But not in the military, especially in ...
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Army announces new ‘sex-neutral’ combat fitness test
Starting this summer, the Army will require female soldiers in combat roles to pass the same “sex-neutral” fitness test as their male counterparts, the service announced Monday. The new Army ...
Army Rolls Out Equal Fitness Standards For Men And Women In Combat Roles
The U.S. Army formalized equal fitness standards between men and women in combat roles in new guidelines released Monday. The ...
Seattle Times7d
Women soldiers will have to pass ‘sex-neutral’ physical test, U.S. Army says
Advertising After their introduction in June, active duty soldiers in the 21 combat ... he wrote that “women cannot physically meet the same standards as men.” “Dads push us to take risks ...