Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced new standards on fitness and grooming, noting that military officials would no longer be allowed to have beards or long hair.

While speaking to military officials at Marine Corps Base Quantico, located in Quantico, Virginia, on Tuesday, Hegseth called for the restoration of a “ruthless, dispassionate and common sense application of standards.” Hegseth spoke about the importance of keeping standards and having them be “uniform, gender neutral, and high,” and added that “leaders set the standard.”

“Today, at my direction, every member of the joint force at every rank is required to take a PT test twice a year, as well as meet height and weight requirements twice a year. Every year of service,” Hegseth said. “Also, today at my direction, every warri

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