Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rails against 'fat generals' and calls for physical fitness standards
NBC Newsยท2025-09-30 13:19
It all starts with physical fitness and appearance. If the Secretary of War can do regular hard PT, so can every member of our joint force. Frankly, it's tiring to look out at combat formations or really any formation and see fat troops.Likewise, it's completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals in the halls of the Pentagon and leading commands around the country and the world. It's a bad look. It is bad and it's not who we are.So whether you're an airborne ranger or a chairborne ranger, a brand ...