Government ❯ Defense ❯ Military Policy

Personnel Management

Gender Equality Reforms General Officer Cuts Infrastructure Conduct Standards Transgender Service Members Recruitment Challenges Military Training Fitness Requirements Disciplinary Actions

New Anonymous Accounts Say Hegseth Forced Senior Officers to Retire

Lawmakers and legal experts demand greater oversight following reports that officers were pushed out for questioning policy.

Navy Orders Removal of Commanders’ Portraits and Biographies From Public Websites

Bundeswehr Freezes Senior NCO Promotions to Comply With Merit Rules

Bundeswehr Applications Jump After New Service Law Takes Effect

Germany Temporarily Pulls Nonessential Troops from Northern Iraq Over U.S.–Iran Tensions

Spain Standardizes Military Fitness With Five-Test Battery for 2026

Bundeswehr Grows to 184,200 After Best Recruitment Year Since 2011

New German Army Chief Orders Rapid Counter-Drone Push, Revives Air Defense

Argentina Confirms 18,659 Voluntary Military Departures Since Milei Took Office

Former Royal Navy Chief Sir Ben Key Stripped of Rank After Misconduct Inquiry

Germany Advances Voluntary Military Service Plan Amid Recruitment Challenges

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Orders Review of U.S. Military Fitness and Grooming Standards