Hegseth criticizes overweight reserve troops: ‘Fit, not fat’

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth voiced outrage at obesity rates among reserve troops.

In a post on X, Hegseth shared a report from the Military Times on a study from the American Security Project, which found that over two-thirds of U.S. reservists are overweight.

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