US EditionHegseth on reported overweight reserve troops: ‘Completely unacceptable’
- Over two-thirds, approximately 68%, of National Guard and reserve troops do not meet weight standards, as reported by the Military Times citing a study from the American Security Project.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called the report's findings 'completely unacceptable,' emphasizing the need for stricter fitness standards.
- The percentage of obese National Guard members is about 21%, highlighting the broader issue of obesity among military personnel.
- Hegseth aims to restore military readiness by enforcing physical fitness standards and has raised concerns about the challenges in enforcing standards for part-time troops.
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Hegseth criticizes overweight reserve troops: ‘Fit, not fat’ - Washington Examiner
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth voiced outrage at obesity rates among reserve troops. In a post on X, Hegseth shared a report from the Military Times on a study from the American Security Project, which found that over two-thirds of U.S. reservists are overweight. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump meets with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House…
Pete Hegseth Promises Standard Overhaul After ‘Unacceptable’ Troop Fitness Report - Real News Now
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is leading a major overhaul of military fitness standards after a damning new report revealed that over two-thirds of National Guard and reserve troops are classified as overweight or obese. The findings, Hegseth said, reflect years of lax enforcement and misplaced priorities that have left America’s fighting force dangerously unprepared. “Completely unacceptable,” Hegseth declared in a public statement. “This is w…
'Completely Unacceptable': Pete Hegseth Calls Out 'Fat' Military Troops and Demands For 'Real Fitness and Weight Standards' — 'This is What We Are Changing'
Pete Hegseth pointed to a report saying two-thirds of American troops are overweight, vowing to 'change' the fitness standard and take it from 'fat to fit.'
Hegseth Vows Course Correction as Report Finds Two-Thirds of Reserve Troops Are Overweight
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth expressed his dismay on April 25 after a new report found that more than two-thirds of U.S. military reserve personnel are overweight. Washington-based think tank American Security Project (ASP) published a white paper this week that found that nearly 68 percent of reserve troops are overweight or obese. In 2018, when the Department of Defense last surveyed obesity rates in the reserve military components, it found…
US troops ‘need to be fit, not fat,’ defense secretary Pete Hegseth says
Pete Hegseth has said America's troops "need to be fit, not fat", after a report by the American Security Project found two-thirds of Guard and Reserve service members are overweight. In a post to Twitter/X on Friday, 25 April, the US defense secretary branded the statistic "completely unacceptable" and said the Trump administration would be implementing "real fitness and weight standards". It comes after he delivered a speech at the US Army War…
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