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Advocates lament Pentagon policies targeting women's military service

Several dozen women veterans blanketed Capitol Hill offices Thursday with letters of outrage over recent Defense Department moves they see as working to erase or undermine the roles of women in the ...
War on the Rocks

Women in the Ranks, but Not in the Clear

When the Pentagon opened combat roles to women in 2015, many assumed the debate on full sex integration in the U.S. military was over. But Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth’s March 12 order to review ...
USA Today

Hegseth orders 'sex-neutral' combat fitness tests, raising concern from military women

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the military to end separate fitness standards for women in combat roles, a move he said will make the military more lethal, but that women servicemembers and ...
Yahoo

The Administration Wants Military Women to Know Their Place

The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. This is an edition of ...
The Hill

Hegseth axes decades-old advisory committee on women in the military

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will shutter the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS), accusing the 74-year-old panel of “advancing a divisive feminist agenda,” the Pentagon ...
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), ...