‘Go Warfare Go’?!
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s mystery meeting with a whole lot of U.S. generals and admirals subsequent week is predicted to reflect a “pep rally,” a brand new report reveals.
Hegseth has reportedly ordered all the U.S. navy’s top leaders to fulfill in Quantico, Virginia, on Tuesday. He didn’t present any particulars, however CNN experiences the occasion is predicted to resemble a “pep rally” the place Hegseth will talk about the “warrior ethos” and President Donald Trump’s latest order rebranding the Division of Protection because the “Division of Warfare.”
“It’s meant to be a present of pressure of what the brand new navy now appears like beneath the president,” a White Home official advised CNN.
Trump signed an executive order earlier this month on the Defense Department’s rebrand, noting that the company was initially referred to as the Division of Warfare when it was established in 1789. The White House mentioned the title shall be used as a “secondary identify” for the company. An official identify change would require an act of Congress, NPR experiences.
Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth’s upcoming assembly with a whole lot of U.S. admirals and generals is predicted to resemble a ‘pep rally,’ a brand new report reveals (Getty Photographs)
Hegseth can also be set to clarify new health, grooming and readiness requirements on the assembly, in line with CNN.
When requested about these rising particulars, the Pentagon directed The Impartial to spokesperson Sean Parnell’s assertion from earlier this week.
“The Secretary of Warfare shall be addressing his senior navy leaders early subsequent week,” Parnell mentioned.
Hegseth’s order, which was first reported by The Washington Post on Thursday, got here as a shock. Navy sources advised the Publish they’ll’t recall a protection secretary ever ordering such a big gathering of navy leaders on this means. The assembly can also be elevating safety issues, the outlet’s sources mentioned.
“Individuals are very involved,” one supply advised the Publish. “They don’t know what it means.”
Two sources advised the outlet they’re involved about the truth that commanders stationed abroad have been ordered to attend.
“You don’t name GOFOs main their folks and the worldwide pressure into an auditorium exterior D.C. and never inform them why/what the subject or agenda is,” one supply advised the Publish, utilizing an acronym that refers to normal officers or flag officers within the navy.
Some navy sources have expressed concern about Hegseth’s upcoming assembly (Copyright 2025 The Related Press. All rights reserved.)
Hegseth appeared to handle issues in regards to the assembly for the primary time on Friday, when he responded to a post on X from retired officer Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges.
Hodges wrote: “July 1935 German generals had been referred to as to a shock meeting in Berlin and knowledgeable that their earlier oath to the Weimar structure was void and that they’d be required to swear a private oath to the Führer. Most generals took the brand new oath to maintain their positions.”
“Cool story, Basic,” Hegseth responded.
This assembly comes after Hegseth ordered a 20 percent reduction within the variety of four-star generals and admirals in Might. He argued that “extra generals and admirals doesn’t equal extra success,” in a video posted to X shortly afterward.
“This isn’t a slash-and-burn train meant to punish high-ranking officers; nothing might be farther from the reality,” Hegseth mentioned.
