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.

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    Hegseth has to be the “bumbling empire” equivalent of a comic relief. When shit is getting a little too real he gets trotted out to go “hic’ listen here you fuckin’. … and another thing you’reall low fuckin… low T little wimps” And step on a rake and fall over

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      Jeffrey Epstein : is to Grigori Rasputin as : : Pete Hegseth : is to Alexander Protopopov. But in this timeline, Sergei Witte (Marco Rubio) was never fired, so he manages to just barely keep the Empire together.