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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the Pentagon will begin annually screening service members’ testosterone levels and offering testosterone replacement therapy to those who need it, part of a broader push to sharpen troops’ physical readiness. Hegseth unveiled the initiative in a video posted to X, describing it as a way to keep American forces at what he called “the leading edge of lethality.” Under the new policy, testosterone testing will be folded into troops’ periodic health assessments and required for service members age 30 and older. Those younger than 30 may request the test voluntarily, Hegseth said.