Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s assertion Tuesday that newly proposed military fitness standards may exclude women from certain ...

Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth raised eyebrows this week when he said in a speech to military generals that fitness standards for combat must “return to the highest male standard.” “Those ...

Women who have served in combat arms for the last decade say a new Pentagon-ordered review of their “effectiveness” is the latest frustrating chapter in what they say has been the theme of their ...

Army veteran, author and veterans' advocate Kayla Williams hopes strides made to allow women in combat roles don't fall by the wayside.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is conducting a six-month review of women serving in combat positions. “Our standards for combat arms positions will be elite, uniform, and sex neutral because the weight of ...

Pentagon leaders are directing a review of the “effectiveness” of women in combat arms jobs — a move that comes nearly a decade after women got the right to serve in these roles. Pentagon Press ...

The Pentagon is mounting a six-month review of women in ground combat jobs, to ensure what it calls the military "effectiveness" of having several thousand female soldiers and Marines in infantry, ...

(The Hill) — The Pentagon on Tuesday confirmed it directed a review of women’s “effectiveness” in ground combat roles after nearly a decade of them serving in such jobs. The move follows Defense ...