Colorado Public Radio

A milestone for women in combat in the US Military, but does the future hold?

Ten years ago, women had to be fully integrated into all combat roles. In truth, their battlefield contributions date back ...
New York Post

Hegseth orders same physical requirements for men, women in combat roles, says US ‘allowed standards to slip’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo Monday ordering men and women to meet the same physical fitness requirements if they want to serve in combat roles, saying the Pentagon had “allowed ...

Pentagon reviewing effectiveness of women in combat roles

The review comes after years of debate over women's place in the armed forces. About 4,500 women now serve in ground combat ...
Washington Examiner

Pete Hegseth promises equal combat standards for men and women

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promised that the United States would soon have the highest and equal combat standards for men and women in the military. “For far too long, we allowed standards to slip ...
Yahoo

Opinion | Pete Hegseth reveals his ideas on women in combat with new test requirement

Last week, the U.S. Army announced new fitness standards in line with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s orders to make the standards for women and men in combat roles the same. Like much of Hegseth’s ...
Fox News

Hegseth says he's signing memo on combat arms standards for men and women

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo ordering the military to adopt the same standards for both men and women serving in combat roles on Sunday. Hegseth highlighted the memo in a video filmed ...
Yahoo

Army makes major changes to Army Combat Fitness Test; here's what men, women must do

The U.S. Army is making changes to their physical fitness requirements for all soldiers, introducing new gender-neutral standards while eliminating one of its most criticized events. On Monday, the ...
The Fayetteville Observer

Beards, fitness and women in combat: Hegseth orders review of military standards

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called for all military branches to review standards for shaving, fitness and troops in combat roles. In a memo last week, Hegseth directed the secretaries to ...
AOL

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 new Army Fitness Test (AFT), formally the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT), ...
WUNC

As the Pentagon reexamines women in combat, female veterans consider it a settled issue

Ten years ago, amid sometimes bitter debate, the first women began the Army's notoriously hard Ranger infantry training program. The same year, combat jobs across the military were opened to female ...
Times of San Diego

Women have served in combat roles for a decade; the Pentagon is reopening the debate

The first three female rangers in 2015, from left: Capt. Kristen Griest, Maj. Lisa Jaster and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver. (Photo by Capt. Olivia Cobiskey-Haftmann/Office of the Secretary of Defense Public ...