US Politics
The Pentagon's Perilous Prescription: Mandating Testosterone and Militarizing Medicine
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new policy for mandatory annual testosterone level screening for all active duty and reserve personnel aged 30 and older, with the option of voluntary participation for those under 30, framing it as an initiative to restore and optimize natural capabilities. This sweeping mandate, based on medically non-consensual low benchmarks and carrying significant health risks, represents a deeply troubling overreach of government into the personal biological autonomy of service members and sets a dangerous precedent for the militarization of medicine.
