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Defense

Screening order revived

Add a testosterone number to the Pentagon slides

Medical has sent notes on the number Readiness wants for the slide.

Executive owner
Donald J. Trump / Pete Hegseth / Military Readiness
Status
Screening order revived
Due
Next screening cycle
Paying for it
Defense health budgets and service members’ time

ACTIVITY

Updated
R
Readiness6:32 AM

Readiness wanted a number that looked good on a slide.

DJT
Donald J. Trump6:34 AM

STRONG! Very strong Instincts about Strong.

M
Medical6:41 AM

Medical sent the caveats. Design put them on the last slide.

EO
Executive Office6:50 AM

The paused mandate returned with its confidence fully restored.

DJT
Donald J. Trump6:52 AM

Strong People, Strong Military! One Testosterone Number, Doctor brings another Number, everybody explains the FIRST Number..... how about some PUSH-UPS? I could understand that!

EO
Executive Office6:59 AM

The new slide has a biceps. It does not have the supporting study.

DJT
Donald J. Trump7:01 AM

Don't put a giant Muscle on the Slide before we know what the Slide is SAYING!

PUBLIC RECORD

On September 17, the Pentagon reinstated its mandatory testosterone-screening program after a brief pause. Medical experts have criticized the initiative as unnecessary and potentially harmful. Officials did not clearly explain what changed during the pause.

Reuters · 2026-09-17 ↗