Joining us, NBC News National Security Correspondent, senior national security correspondent Courtney Kubie and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, General Wesley Clark. So, Courtney, um, how is this going over within the Pentagon. Well, I mean, this isn't the first time that the Pentagon has gone through this, right.Even just in the last few years. But I mean, the thing that seems to be getting the most attention here at the Pentagon is exactly what you mentioned, and that is that active duty troops, tha ...

The topic was shrouded in secrecy beforehand and security was tight. Some of the nation's most senior military leaders ordered to board buses at 3:30 a. m.and then wait hours for the event to begin. According to defense officials, this speech today is about people and it's about culture. Defense Secretary Pete Hegth telling generals and admirals who'd flown in from all over the world to get on board with a series of changes.But if the words I'm speaking today are making your heart sink, then you should do t ...

After calling hundreds of top US military leaders to Quantico, Pete Hugsath, who has rebranded himself as the Secretary of War, told them, >> "Welcome to the War Department. " >> The gathering was highly unusual, and admirals and generals from all over the world were asked to fly in for it. Instead of talking about policy or planning, Hegsath used his time to talk about military standards, including fitness tests and appearance requirements. Simply put, if you do not meet the male level physical standards f ...

War does not care if you're a man or a woman. Neither does the enemy. Nor does the weight of your rucks sack, the size of an artillery round, or the body weight of a casualty on the battlefield who must be carried.This is not about preventing women from serving. We are we very much value the impact of female troops. Our female officers and NCOs are the absolute best in the world.But when it comes to any job that requires physical power to perform in combat, those physical standards must be high and genderne ...

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.Today, at my direction, each service will ensure that every requirement for every combat MOS, for every designated combat arms position, returns to the highest male standard Holy. ...

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 ...