Pete Hegseth ordered hundreds of generals to a base – why?

Pete Hegseth calls and his generals follow. From countries around the world, the top military for the US armed forces are after Virginia traveled because the defense minister has ordered her to the Quantico military base. According to a CNN report, hundreds of generals and admirals are expected.

The meeting of the US military tip is scheduled for Tuesday. The Pentagon is covered for the background. A spokesman only revealed so much: Hegseth will “hold a speech in front of high -ranking army representatives”. The rather short -term invitation and the small -sized statement cause unrest in the army. And then the Commander-in-Chief is also expected: President Donald Trump.

The television station NBC News confirmed Trump that he will be there. Speculations about the reason for coming together turned Trump: “It is really just a very nice meeting in which we talk about our military strength, about positive things. We talk about what we do, what they do and how we progress.” It is only about strengthening the “corps spirit”.

According to the sources of the broadcaster ABC News United States swear. However, no more information is known. Hegseth has been driving the redesign of his ministry since taking office. He focuses a special focus on changing the culture in the Pentagon, which appears to him “Woke”.

Minister of Defense and President have been maintaining increasingly clear war rhetoric for months. The Ministry has instructed Trump to rename itself in “War Ministry” – but the measure must still be confirmed by the congress. In this way, a signal should be sent to the opponents of the United States “that America is willing to wage war to secure its interests”. Even then, Hegseth said “a revival of the warrior ethos”.

So only a demonstration of power, a “photo shoot”, as the military law expert Eugene R. Fidell in the “Washington Post“Surely? According to the US media, Hegseth’s speech should not even take an hour. According to the US media, hundreds of top military is extremely unusual. Usually such appointments take place as telephone conferences. A former general told the broadcaster MSNBC that he has never” experienced anything like this “.” An insider from the Reuters news agency after the meeting became known.

As long as the Pentagon is covered, speculation shoots into the herb. The unexpected and unusual invitation to Virginia triggers concern among the US armed forces. Especially against the background of developments in the past few months: The Minister of Defense has released several high -ranking generals and admirals, including the chief of staff Charles Q. Brown. He also ordered to significantly reduce the number of officers in general rank.

In the army, fears are circulating that further layoffs can occur on a large scale. According to the “Washington Post”, particularly bases in Africa, in the Middle East and in the Indopazacifik could be affected. This could lead to mergers. The highest military members of the United States go to the meeting with Hegseth and Trump with a good portion of uncertainty. At CNN, an insider already spoke of the “squid game for generals”.

In the run-up to the meeting on Quantico, there was a remarkable interaction on the social media platform X. There, the former lieutenant general Ben Hodges reminded of an event from 1935: “German generals were called to a surprise meeting in Berlin and informed that their previous oath was invalid and they had to swear a personal oath on the leader. Most generals took off the new oath to keep their offices.” Pete Hegseth reacted to the post: “Cool story, general.”