Last year, Hegseth introduced new sex-neutral fitness standards that sought to eliminate sex-based grading for combat soldiers on the military’s physical fitness exam. That exam includes a 3-mile run, push-ups or pull-ups, and an abdominal plank. When the standards were announced, some analysts worried it could lead to fewer women enlisting.

But a new report from The War Horse, a nonprofit newsroom, suggests that Hegseth’s new standards were not making the military more masculine, as he seemed to hope. The report found that 90% of female Marines in combat roles who took the fitness test passed or exceeded expectations.

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      3 hours ago

      Of all the things wrong with him, I would not be surprised if he at least had the physical fitness to meet his standards. I suspect his obsession with this stuff carries over to him personally, and he likely compulsively works out.

      His liver may be pretty trashed, but that doesn’t get in the way of these tests.