Combat Fitness Standards Now Gender-Neutral | Salt Lake City News

The Pentagon just leveled the playing field for combat roles—fitness standards are now identical for all genders, ditching old sex-based adjustments to ensure every soldier, regardless of gender, meets the same brutal physical benchmarks. This major policy shift formalizes what many already believed, mandating daily fitness time, new body composition rules like a waist-to-height ratio under 0.55, and replacing the 2022 fitness program. While all service members will be tested twice yearly, combat arms roles are strictly gender-neutral with a 70% minimum score required. Postpartum service members get a 12-month exemption. It’s Secretary Hegseth’s push for a fit, ready force—failure could mean stalled promotions or even discharge. The message is clear: physical readiness is non-negotiable. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e6d7c5f3790d2601