Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses will issue equal standards for setting memos for men and women in combat roles across armed services, he announced on X on Monday.
This memo is intended to implement the same standard set for all service members involved in combat, regardless of sex. I said X. Hegseth said the service will confirm guidance and ensure “the highest equal standards for men and women in combat.”
“Hegseth has long been allowing the standard to be slipped. [Military Occupational Specialty] Mos and Jobs… That’s not accepted and it’s changed now! ” (Related: Hegseth announces the latest Doge waste reduction from the Pentagon)
I allowed the standard to be slipped for too long. We have different standards for men/women who serve in the fighting arms and work…
That’s not accepted and it’s changed now! pic.twitter.com/zn9oybew6g
– Defense Secretary Pete Hegses (@secdef) March 31, 2025
US Marine recruits will evacuate simulated injured recruits during a crucible training exercise on March 24, 2022 on Paris Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)
Men and women now have different standards for their combat roles. The US Army decided to create different standards for men and women at the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) in 2022 after the land companies were discovered in A. study A woman failed the test at a much higher rate than a male counterpart. 65% of women failed the ACFT test at some point in 2021, prompting a change in standards.
Additionally, multiple Army Rangers testimonies say that during the so-called “Rap Week,” the first five days of Ranger School, female candidates at the Army Ranger School were reportedly given more opportunities.
Hegus took it Flak At his confirmation hearing from Senate Democrats for his past comments Potentially Women are prohibited from combat roles. However, he returned to the comments during the hearing and said he instead supported the “maximizing effectiveness” standard, rather than setting different criteria based on gender.
“Women have access to ground combat roles as the standards remain high,” Heggs said at the hearing. “There is a review to ensure that the standards have not been eroded in any of these cases.”
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