Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a comprehensive review of "military fitness, body composition and grooming" across all branches of the U.S. armed forces. The directive, announced on Wednesday, aims to assess recent changes in these standards and their impact on the effectiveness of the military.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is taking aim at the military’s legal system, specifically the judge advocate general corps, in order to relax the rules of war. The Guardian reports that Hegseth is nominating new judge advocate generals,