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Hegseth made the fitness test harder for women in combat roles. Most female Marines are passing.

When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned hundreds of generals and admirals from around the world to Quantico, Virginia, last September, he delivered a blunt message: Things were changing fast in the newly renamed Department of War. “No more division, distraction, or gender delusions,” he said.

Hegseth made the fitness test harder for women in combat roles. Most female Marines are passing.

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