00:01At every level, either you can meet the standard, either you can do the job, either you are
00:06disciplined, fit, and trained, or you are out.
00:12And that's why today at my direction, and this is the first of 10 Department of War
00:16directives that are arriving at your commands as we speak and in your inbox.
00:23Today at my direction, each service will ensure that every requirement for every combat MOS
00:30for every designated combat arms position returns to the highest male standard only.
00:37Because this job is life or death. Standards must be met. And not just met, at every level
00:43we should seek to exceed the standard, to push the envelope, to compete. It's common sense
00:49and core to who we are and what we do. It should be in our DNA. Today at my direction, we are also
00:56adding a combat field test for combat arms units that must be executable in any environment at any
01:03time and with combat equipment. These tests will look familiar. They'll resemble the Army Expert Physical
01:10Fitness Assessment or the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test. I'm also directing that warfighters in combat
01:18jobs execute their service fitness test at a gender-neutral age-normed male standard scored above 70 percent.
01:27It all starts with physical fitness and appearance. If the Secretary of War can do regular hard PT,
01:35so can every member of our joint force. Frankly, it's tiring to look out at combat formations,
01:41or really any formation, and see fat troops. Likewise, it's completely unacceptable to see
01:48fat generals and admirals in the halls of the Pentagon, and leading commands around the country
01:53and the world. It's a bad look. It is bad, and it's not who we are. So whether you're an airborne ranger
01:59or a chair-borne ranger, a brand new private or a four-star general, you need to meet the height and weight
02:05standards and pass for PT test. And as the chairman said, yes, there is no PT test. But today, at my direction,
02:13every member of the joint force at every rank is required to take a PT test twice a year, as well
02:20as meet height and weight requirements twice a year, every year of service. Also today, at my direction,
02:29every warrior across our joint force is required to do PT every duty day. Should be common sense. I mean,
02:36most units do that already, but we're codifying it. And we're not talking like hot yoga and stretching.
02:44Real hard PT, either as a unit or as an individual. At every level, from the Joint Chiefs to everyone in
02:51this room to the youngest private, leaders set the standard. And so many of you do this already.
02:56Active guard and reserve. This also means grooming standards. No more beards, long hair, superficial
03:06individual expression. We're going to cut our hair, shave our beards and adhere to standards.
03:12Because it's like the broken windows theory of policing. It's like when you let the small stuff go,
03:16the big stuff eventually goes. So you have to address the small stuff. This is on duty, in the field,
03:23and in the rear. If you want a beard, you can join special forces. If not, then shave. We don't have
03:29a military full of Nordic pagans. But unfortunately, we have had leaders who either refuse to call BS and
03:37enforce standards, or leaders who felt like they were not allowed to enforce standards. Both are unacceptable.
03:45And that's why today at my direction, the era of unprofessional appearance is over. No more beardos.
03:53The era of rampant and ridiculous shaving profiles is done. Simply put, if you do not meet the male
04:00level physical standards for combat positions, cannot pass a PT test, or don't want to shave and look
04:05professional, it's time for a new position, or a new profession.
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