(NewsNation) — In a speech to top military leadership on Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth emphasized new physical fitness and grooming standards for service members.

Hegseth said all military members will be required to take a physical fitness test and meet height and weight requirements twice a year.

In a memorandum obtained by NewsNation from a source familiar with the issue, Hegseth said all service members must pass a standard service fitness test as one of the two assessments. The other assessment will be a combat field test for those in combat roles, or a combat readiness test for those in non-combat jobs.

The height, weight and weight circumference standards are set to be published within 60 days, according to the memorandum.

Speaking to a gathering of hundreds of mili

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