‘It changes right now!’ Watch Pete Hegseth order equal standards for men and women in combat roles

A Marine stands at attention during the Marine Corps Birthday Ball celebration at the MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Keahi J. Soomanstanton)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will issue a memo setting equal standards for men and women in combat roles across the armed services, he announced on X Monday.

The memo aims to implement the same set of standards for all service members involved in combat, regardless of sex, Hegseth said on X.