(NewsNation) — The Trump administration is seeking to reshape the military by changing standards for fitness and grooming.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth first announced the change during a speech speech he gave to top military officials at Quantico on Tuesday. The Pentagon is now ordering all service members to undergo two fitness tests per year with everyone expected to meet "the male standard."

One of the tests will be a standard service fitness test. Service members in combat roles will take a combat field test, while those in noncombat roles will complete a combat readiness test. There are also height and weight standards, along with a new requirement to be clean-shaven.

Retired Maj. Gen. Francis McGinn, president of the National Guard Association, told NewsNation he doesn't believ

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