Overview

• Orders went to nearly all top commanders worldwide, covering roughly 800 generals and admirals or equivalents, with some staff posts exempt, according to multiple reports.
• Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed Hegseth will address senior leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Tuesday.
• The directive included no agenda or stated purpose, and officials described the scale of the summons as highly unusual.
• Current and former officers voiced confusion along with security and readiness concerns about concentrating so many commanders and pulling leaders from global posts.
• The meeting comes during Hegseth’s broader restructuring push that includes planned 20% cuts to top officer ranks and recent dismissals, as President Trump and Vice President J. D. Vance downplayed the alarm.