Women already must pass gender-neutral physical fitness requirements for combat posts, but Hegseth contends the standards for women are lower.
A man had been stranded for nearly two days after flipping his off-road motorcycle when a Marine helicopter crew spotted him.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered senior Pentagon leadership to review how and why grooming standards, including beards, have changed since 2015.
The two-year test may bring the Navy — and perhaps the other services — closer to scientific consensus on the best way to measure body fat.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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