Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered hundreds of U.S. military leaders, including generals and admirals, to gather on short notice next week at a U.S. Marine Corps base in Virginia.
According to the Washington Post , the directive included “virtually all of the military’s top commanders worldwide” and was issued this week. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed to the Post that Hegseth “will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week,” while offering no further details. He also expressed no concerns about the meeting.
“There are about 800 generals and admirals spread across the United States and dozens of other countries and time zones,” noted the Post . Hegseth’s order … applies to all senior officers with the rank of brigadier general or above, or their