7Quantico, VA – In a fiery address to the nation’s top military leaders, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a hardline overhaul of physical and grooming standards, declaring that unfit and undertrained troops “will no longer be tolerated.”

Speaking before hundreds of generals, admirals, and senior enlisted personnel at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Hegseth outlined a new policy mandating vigorous daily exercise and twice-yearly fitness tests for all active-duty service members.

He said the same physical standards will apply to both men and women, calling it a “return to merit-based readiness.”

A memo titled “Military Fitness Standards” also requires National Guard and reserve troops to complete at least one annual test and maintain their own conditioning while off duty.

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