US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has previously expressed opposition to women serving in combat, has ordered the military to develop gender-neutral physical fitness standards for frontline troops, a memo released Monday said.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has previously expressed opposition to women serving in combat, has ordered the military to develop gender-neutral physical fitness standards for frontline troops, a memo released Monday said.
Hegseth previously argued that women should not serve in combat roles, claiming it complicates military operations and reduces effectiveness.
In his 2024 book, he described women as “life-givers” and implied they are unsuited for combat units, stating,
(My apologies if you used sarcasm)
That was rude of you.
looks like i will give your post it’s first downvote.
my comment had nothing to do with Hegseth. I expressed appreciation for Gender Neutral things. Take your hate and drama somewhere else; don’t contaminate my comments with it. You clearly want me to express hate at Hegseth, which I hadn’t done, so you are trying to push the hate. So no. Blocked. Try that and my hate hits you, not who you are rudely trying to direct it at. I dont give a fuck about Hegseth’s historical comments. I am addressing the switch to Gender Neutrality.