US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth publicly criticizes overweight officers and soldiers, calling the situation embarrassing...and he unveils a plan to impose strict fitness standards across all military ranks.

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00:00Frankly, it's tiring to look out at combat formations, or really any formation, and see fat troops.

00:13U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth openly rebuked officers and soldiers in the U.S. Army,

00:21criticizing them publicly over the issue of obesity.

00:24Hegseth described the sight of overweight troops as disturbing and embarrassing.

00:30For what is supposed to be the world's strongest military.

00:33It's a bad look. It is bad, and it's not who we are.

00:37But the rebuke didn't stop there.

00:40Hegseth also revealed a plan to enforce strict fitness requirements across the armed forces.

00:46So whether you're an airborne ranger or a chair-borne ranger, a brand-new private or a four-star general,

00:52you need to meet the height and weight standards and pass your PT test.

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