“Are we taking every general & flag officer out of the Pacific right now?” one #US official said. “All of it is weird.”
The orders come as #Hegseth has unilaterally directed massive recent changes at the #Pentagon — including directing that the number of general officers be reduced by 20%, firing senior leaders without cause & a high-profile order to rebrand the #Defense Department as the Department of #War.
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“Are we taking every general & flag officer out of the Pacific right now?” one #US official said. “All of it is weird.”
The orders come as #Hegseth has unilaterally directed massive recent changes at the #Pentagon — including directing that the number of general officers be reduced by 20%, firing senior leaders without cause & a high-profile order to rebrand the #Defense Department as the Department of #War.
Top admin officials also have been preparing a new national #defense strategy that is expected to make * #homeland defense* the nation’s top concern, after several years of #China being identified as the top #NationalSecurity risk to the #UnitedStates. Some officials familiar with the order to travel said they thought that may come up.
New details emerge on #Hegseth’s unusual mass gathering of top brass
The defense secretary is expected to lecture about the “warrior ethos” for less than an hour, according to multiple people familiar with the event. But top generals are bracing for possible firings or demotions.
#Trump #US #military #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #war
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/09/26/hegseth-generals-meeting-warrior-speech/
#Defense Secy #PeteHegseth ordered hundreds of generals to travel on short notice from around the world to hear him make a short speech on #military standards & the “warrior ethos”….
Hegseth’s orders, which were sent earlier this week to senior generals & admirals worldwide, require anyone in a command position with the rank of one-star general or rear admiral & above, as well as their senior enlisted leaders, to be at Marine Corps University at Quantico, VA, on Tuesday.
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