{"id":97594,"date":"2026-07-16T06:42:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T06:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/hegseth-announces-testosterone-level-testing-for-u-s-military-to-operate-at-your-absolute-best\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T06:42:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T06:42:01","slug":"hegseth-announces-testosterone-level-testing-for-u-s-military-to-operate-at-your-absolute-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/hegseth-announces-testosterone-level-testing-for-u-s-military-to-operate-at-your-absolute-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth Announces Testosterone Level Testing for U.S. Military &#8220;To Operate At Your Absolute Best&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> The DOD will screen all members of the U.S. military over 30 for testosterone levels, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Wednesday.  &#8220;I&#8217;m 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,&#8221; he said.   &#8220;As we know, the modern battlefield is brutal and unrelenting,&#8221; he added. &#8220;It requires and demands maximum psychological and mental readiness, and by addressing these health markers early, we&#8217;re keeping you on the leading edge of lethality, and giving you the same level of support that you give this nation \u2013 the absolute best.&#8221;  &#8220;While we invest heavily in our weapons systems, platforms and gear, our most decisive tactical advantage will always be the individual warfighter,&#8221; he said in a video. &#8220;We have a sacred duty to maintain that advantage, which is why we must constantly look for new ways to optimize your performance, your resilience and your long-term health.&#8221;  &#8220;It&#8217;s not about artificial enhancement,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s about restoring and optimizing your natural capabilities, protecting your longevity and ensuring you have the biological foundation required to sustain the fight.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/video\/2026\/07\/15\/hegseth_announces_testosterone_level_testing_for_us_military.html\">RealClearPolitics Videos<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DOD will screen all members of the U.S. military over 30 for testosterone levels, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Wednesday. &#8220;I&#8217;m 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,&#8221; he said. &#8220;As we know, the modern [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[9773,1319,418,22273,7530,2696,17015,427,28317,542],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97594"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97594\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}