Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the Pentagon will begin requiring annual testosterone deficiency screenings for active-duty service members age 30 and older, saying the move is designed to improve military readiness and support long-term health.
The new policy, unveiled in a video posted to X, will make testosterone testing a standard part of the military’s existing annual periodic health assessments for troops over 30. Service members younger than 30 will have the option to receive the screening voluntarily.
“I’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,” Hegseth said in the video.
Given what we know about history’s greatest generals, I think it’s safe to say that high T is not always the Right Stuff to have.
Is there a specific historical event you’re referencing? Because this one went right over my head.
They’re transvestigating Zhukov
Could transitioning have saved Patton?
No, musical theater would have saved him.
I was thinking in particular about US generals in WW2. Some of them were high-T psychos, but it seems like most of them were mousy, fruity, or emotionally wrecked divas. And very effective wagers of war.