Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is implementing an interesting policy to make sure that troops in the U.S. military are the manliest men the world has ever seen.

In an X post on July 15, Hegseth announced that the Pentagon would begin testing troops 30 and older for “testosterone deficiency,” making available hormone replacement therapy to male military personnel who don’t meet the expected levels. The Defense Department is unclear as to whether female soldiers would receive similar testing and estrogen-replacement therapy.

“This initiative, it's not about artificial enhancement,” said Hegseth, a veteran of the Army National Guard. “It's about restoring and optimizing your natural capabilities, protecting your longevity and ensuring you have the biological foundation required to sustain the fight.”

The decision to offer hormone replacement therapy is just another chapter in President Donald Trump’s obsession with gender and biological sex. It isn’t enough to rage against trans people and declare that cisgender women need to........

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