{"id":2630828,"date":"2026-07-16T18:22:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-hegseth-institutes-mandatory-testosterone-testing-for-certain-troops\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T18:25:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:25:53","slug":"pete-hegseth-institutes-mandatory-testosterone-testing-for-certain-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-hegseth-institutes-mandatory-testosterone-testing-for-certain-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Hegseth Institutes Mandatory Testosterone Testing for Certain Troops"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpete-hegseth-institutes-mandatory-testosterone-testing-for-certain-troops%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2630828&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An proclamation by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth introduces a new health screening program targeting testosterone deficiency among U.S.service members. The initiative mandates annual tests for those aged 30 and older, with optional testing for younger personnel. The goal is to enhance soldiers&#8217; natural capabilities, health, and resilience, viewing testosterone optimization as a means to maintain peak readiness and long-term wellbeing. Critics, including female Democratic legislators like Senator Tammy Duckworth and others, have criticized the program, suggesting it resembles gender-affirming care and raising concerns about political motives. Duckworth also advocates for broader hormone screenings for all service members, emphasizing early detection of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fertility issues amid higher infertility rates<\/a> in military populations. Some commentators have questioned the program\u2019s intentions,with accusations that it may be influenced by far-right or misogynistic groups. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-salt-pledge-spurs-latest-tax-headache-for-gop-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump SALT pledge spurs latest tax headache for GOP ... Washington Examiner\">debate reflects broader tensions<\/a> concerning military health policies,gender issues,and political ideologies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has introduced a new program designed to improve male service members\u2019 performance and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-looks-totally-lost-and-confused-after-finishing-up-speech-in-delaware-video\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Looks Totally Lost and Confused After Finishing Up Speech in Dela...e (VIDEO)\">long-term health<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, I\u2019m authorizing a new screening program for testosterone deficiency for our service members, ensuring you have the right testosterone levels to operate at your absolute best,\u201d Hegseth said in a clip posted Wednesday to the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth then explained that he would make the screening program mandatory for service members age 30 or older.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause it\u2019s well-established science that as we age, testosterone levels often naturally drop,\u201d he added. \u201cUnder the supervision of our world-class medical professionals, war fighters age 30 and older are gonna be tested annually as part of their periodic health assessment. It\u2019s a health assessment that happens every year; we\u2019re just adding this test.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-pete-hegseth-skewers-blinded-ideology-protesters-interrupted-moment-silence-fallen-soldier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hegseth<\/a> then offered the same testing to younger service members who may choose to receive it. For everyone tested, however, treatment remains optional.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose under 30 can voluntarily choose to get the test as well,\u201d he continued. \u201cIf treatment is recommended, it\u2019s entirely your choice to receive testosterone replacement therapy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anticipating objections, the secretary then described the initiative as \u201cnot about artificial enhancement,\u201d but rather \u201cabout restoring and optimizing your natural capabilities, protecting your longevity, and ensuring you have the biological foundation required to sustain the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe owe our warriors the absolute best medical care in the world,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd this program delivers on that obligation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pete-hegseth-shames-nato-leaders-faces-demands-take-responsibility-defense-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hegseth<\/a> emphasized both readiness and personal health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaking care of your long-term health means ensuring you remain strong, resilient, and capable, not just for your next deployment but for the rest of your life, so you can thrive long after you take off the uniform,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Hegseth concluded by characterizing modern warfare as a \u201cbrutal and unrelenting\u201d endeavor that \u201crequires and demands maximum psychological and mental readiness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd by addressing these health markers early,\u201d he added, \u201cwe\u2019re keeping you on the leading edge of lethality and giving you the same level of support that you give this nation, the absolute best.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The High-T Department of War. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hlAUq3j2cD\">pic.twitter.com\/hlAUq3j2cD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecWar\/status\/2077425458430230838?\">July 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, female Democrat legislators who served in the military complained about the initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, for instance, mocked the announcement as \u201cgender-affirming care,\u201d per the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hegseth-pentagon-testosterone-testing-troops-47333bbf3af9e4cac432722332ff1383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>. Hegseth, of course, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pentagon-memo-transgender-troops-identified-within-30-days-separated-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opposed transgender troops<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, leftists on X repeated the same line.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">sounds kinda woke idk\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OWuqC5tuSE\">pic.twitter.com\/OWuqC5tuSE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 f.\u20b3RT (@cNFTfART) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cNFTfART\/status\/2077466669501264085?\">July 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gender affirming care, I guess?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Pakman (@dpakman) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dpakman\/status\/2077444598918521273?\">July 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I thought you were against gender-affirming care<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/allenanalysis\/status\/2077448467283132416?\">July 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. 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