The Women, Peace & Security program was signed into law by Trump and had received backing from numerous Republican leaders.
The positions will remain airborne billets, but soldiers will no longer be required to maintain jump status or receive jump pay.
Squads had grown to 15 Marines during infantry battalion experiments in recent years.
Women already must pass gender-neutral physical fitness requirements for combat posts, but Hegseth contends the standards for women are lower.
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