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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “my way or the highway” message to hundreds of generals and admirals at a summit in Virginia last week has sparked fears that some top leaders may choose to bow out of the U.S. military entirely. The departure of two senior leaders last week stoked those worries, though the Pentagon says they were unrelated to Hegseth’s …

Joe Rogan backs Hegseth’s war on ‘woke garbage,’ ‘fat generals’  The Hill ‘None of us have ever asked for special treatment’ – Female veterans respond to Hegseth  BBC Trump Gave the Military’s Brass a Rehashed Speech. Until Minute 44.  The New York Times The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay  The Atlantic Trump’s comments on sending troops to American cities were ‘cherry-picked’ from speech, …

Naveed Shah, a veteran and activist who served as an enlisted public affairs specialist – an army journalist – uncharacteristically found himself searching for words to describe the address of the newly styled secretary of war to flag officers on Tuesday. “A lot of the words that are coming to me aren’t fit to print,” said Shah, policy director for …

Published 2025-09-30 17:21 5:21 September 30, 2025 pm In an extremely unusual move, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called hundreds of generals and admirals stationed from around the world to convene in Virginia on Tuesday — with about a week’s notice. He announced 10 new directives that would shift the military’s culture away from what he called “woke garbage” and …

Inside Trump and Hegseth’s unusual meeting with U.S. generals at Quantico  Axios Trump to attend gathering of top generals, upending last-minute plans  The Washington Post Why Is Hegseth Calling The Military Brass To Washington  Forbes Top US military brass to hold secretive meeting with Hegseth as Trump ramps up Russia criticism  Fox News Trump says he’ll attend Pete Hegseth’s gathering of generals to tell …

President Donald Trump and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office at the White House on August 25, 2025. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL ATTRIBUTES of any senior military leader is the ability to adapt. In combat, conditions change by the hour. The fog of war, the unexpected actions of an enemy, or …

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump in an interview with NBC News Sunday, confirmed that he plans to attend an unusual meeting organized by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that will gather hundreds of senior military officers near Washington on Tuesday. “It’s really just a very nice meeting talking about how well we’re doing militarily, talking about being in great shape, talking …

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his senior staff had been discussing for months the unusual meeting they have planned for next week that hundreds of senior officers will be required to attend, officials familiar with the planning said. But the plans and timing were only finalized in recent days, leaving top generals and admirals scrambling to find aircraft …

Trump bills Hegseth’s unusual meeting with generals as a friendly meet-up  Politico Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals  The Washington Post Hegseth orders hundreds of senior military officers to Virginia for highly unusual meeting  CNN Hegseth Is Said to Have Summoned U.S. Military Brass From Around the Globe  The New York Times Pentagon chief orders US military officials from around …

Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals  The Washington Post Hegseth orders hundreds of senior military officers to Virginia for highly unusual meeting  CNN Live Updates: Trump Threatens Mass Firings, Hegseth Summons Military Leaders and More  The New York Times Hegseth orders hundreds of military commanders to Virginia for unprecedented meeting  Fox News Hegseth sparks confusion with sudden summons of top …