Summary and Key Points: Beginning January 2, 2026, the U.S. Army will retire the female drill sergeant “bush hat” and shift to a single campaign hat standard for all drill sergeants. -Leaders frame ...

Pete Hegseth came to office with benighted views of women in combat. Within a year, he ordered a study on whether having ...

Experts say a narrative is being spread that women aren't fit for combat roles. During a speech earlier this week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the implementation of new fitness ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sophia A. Nelson covers EIQ, Culture, DEI, Politics, & Lifestyle. For more than seven decades—beginning with the landmark 1948 act ...

Shortfalls point to ongoing barriers—including stigma, limited clinic accessibility, and hurdles concerning women.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s assertion Tuesday that newly proposed military fitness standards may exclude women from certain combat roles has reignited fears about his approach to women in the ...

The defense secretary raised the issue suggesting women were getting into combat not because they met high standards, but because they were given a pass. By John Ismay Reporting from Washington Bobbie ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — Female soldiers face ...

The defense secretary ordered a review of women in combat roles, claiming standards were compromised — but the requirements for women and men in combat roles are identical.