U.S. Secretary of defence Pete Hegseth called hundreds of generals and army admirals to an urgent gathering in Virginia, as he stated on Thursday Washington Post. According to the newspaper, even the top military officials did not know the reason for the meeting.
Let him express a friendly attitude towards generals and admirals from all over the planet – commented Donald Trump.
Vice president J.D. Vance, on the another hand, stated that this was not a substance of large importance and criticized media coverage.
Anxiety Among the Military
A gathering with American commanders is scheduled for next week at the Virginia Marine Corps Base. As reported Washington Post, an different directive has been sent to virtually all top military commanders worldwide.
Sean Parnell, Pentagon spokesman, confirmed Thursday that defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will address the military commanders at the beginning of next week, however, without additional information. Hegseth's orders, according to those acquainted with the case, include all elder officers in the rank of Brigadier General or Higher, their counterparts in the Navy serving as commanders and their advisers.
By Washington Post and the Reuter agency, an emergency gathering in the army caused concern and concern about safety issues. – People are very afraid and have no thought what it means – said Washington Post 1 of the callers.
Changes in the resort
The paper noted that the gathering was taking place in the context of major changes in the Ministry of Defence introduced by Pete Hegseth. The U.S. Secretary of defence introduces deep personnel and strategical changes in the Pentagon, which are expected to importantly transform the structure of the Department of Defense. Among these reforms are the planned simplification in the number of generals by 20 percent and the dismissal of many advanced commanders, including the head of the DIA Military Intelligence Agency, indicating Hegseth's willingness to exchange leadership with key structures.
At the same time, a fresh defence strategy is being prepared, which shifts precedence from the erstwhile global rivalry with China to the protection of the US territory, signaling a change in the main nonsubjective of American military policy.