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 ...

From late 2024 onward, a claim circulated online that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said women should not serve in military combat roles. Shortly after President Donald Trump nominated him ...

The issue of women in combat was raised this week during the hearings on Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary. The most cogent argument against posting women to combat units—the effect on morale ...

Several senators grilled Hegseth throughout Tuesday’s confirmation hearing over previous comments he made that women should not serve in combat. Sen.

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, said women shouldn't serve in combat roles in the military before he walked his comments back.

The debate over women in combat roles, resolved nearly a decade ago through real-world success, has resurfaced. Revisiting it distracts from critical military priorities like recruitment, moderniza… ...

Women of Sac State’s Combat U fight stereotypes, bring home championships As participants in Sacramento State's Combat U program, women are breaking barriers in combat sports, winning championships, ...

While I strongly support the military’s decision to allow women to hold combat and special ops positions, I am concerned that the military thinks this will substantially cut back on sexual ...

Earlier this year, the Pentagon lifted the ban on women serving in U.S. combat units – including elite special-operations units like the Navy’s SEALs – if they can clear the physical and ...

Pete Hegseth Has Said 'Women Shouldn't Be in Combat Roles' in US Military. Here's His Reasoning The U.S. defense secretary faced questions about his views on female soldiers at his confirmation ...