#military-standards

#military-standards

"Each service will ensure that every requirement for every combat [military occupational specialty], for every designed combat arms position, returns to the highest male standard only," he said. "Because this job is life or death, standards must be met, and not just met - at every level, we should seek to exceed the standard, to push the envelope, to compete. "If women can make it, excellent. If not, it is what it is," Hegseth continued.

For too long, we've promoted too many uniform leaders for the wrong reasons based on their race, based on gender quotas, based on historic so-called firsts, said Hegseth, who fired Gen CQ Brown, an African American, as chair of the joint chiefs of staff in February, and has dispensed with the services of several high-ranking female personnel. Hegseth boasted of remov[ing] the social justice, politically correct and toxic ideological garbage that had infected our department.

The Ranger School curriculum requires extreme physical fitness, including running, lifting heavy weights, and performing strenuous activities in a limited time. It poses a significant challenge that sees high dropout rates.

Adm Sir Ben Key fell far short of the values and standards expected, leading to the end of his service with the Royal Navy.