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The Netherlands looks to acquire new SDV for its special forces
The Netherlands has issued a RFI to industry to look for new SDV (Submersible Delivery Vehicles) currently available on the market.
Beards, fitness and women in combat: Hegseth orders review of military standards
Beginning in January 2016, all military jobs opened to women who met the qualifications, and in July 2020, the U.S. Army Special Operations Command announced that the first woman authorized by the ...
The Fayetteville Observer11d
Beards, fitness and women in combat: Hegseth orders review of military standards
special operation forces and specialized occupations like Navy divers. “All entry-level and sustained physical fitness requirements within combat arms positions must be sex-neutral, based solely ...
Seattle Times17d
Hegseth orders fitness standards to be gender neutral for combat jobs. Many already are
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs ...
Daily Press16d
Hegseth orders review of fitness standards for combat roles
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs gender neutral, formalizing a process that largely exists for many of those jobs ...
The Hill17d
Pentagon to review physical standards for military combat jobs
The document lists three military specialties — ground combat operations, special operations forces and specialized occupations such as Navy divers or explosive ordnance disposal ...
Times Union17d
Hegseth orders fitness standards to be gender neutral for combat jobs. Many already are
More grueling standards for specific combat, special operations, infantry ... And it says Navy divers and explosive ordnance disposal technicians also should be required to have proficiency ...
The Virginian-Pilot16d
Hegseth orders review of fitness standards for combat roles
More grueling standards for specific combat, special operations, infantry ... And it says Navy divers and explosive ordnance disposal technicians also should be required to have proficiency ...
Military.com17d
Hegseth Has Ordered a Combat Standards Review. It's Unclear How It Might Apply to All the Services.
On Sunday, he directed the services to effectively inventory what they consider to be conventional ground combat roles, special operations and other unique roles such as divers that may warrant ...