Men and women in 21 combat military occupational specialties will have to meet the same standards on the U.S. Army fitness test starting Jan. 1, The Washington Post reported.
The move follows an order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to eliminate gender-based fitness requirements in frontline roles.
“The five-event AFT is designed to enhance Soldier fitness, improve warfighting readiness, and increase the lethality of the force,” the Army said in a press release.
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