Hegseth decried 'fat troops.' Then a photo of hefty National Guard soldiers went viral.

[Aristus]

55. I was active duty from 1989 to 1993.

For nearly everybody, morning PT wasn’t enough. We would hit the gym or the track after work and on the weekends. For us, physical fitness was more than just a requirement (especially for tankers; if you can’t lift heavy weights, you’re finished), it was a source of pride.

We definitely need to enforce physical fitness standards for our troops.

But Hogsbreath’s animus against beards is just racist.