Overview

• The directive covers virtually all general and flag officers in command roles, along with their senior enlisted advisers, while excluding staff officers.
• About 800 leaders based across the United States and dozens of countries, including those in conflict zones, are expected to convene at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Tuesday.
• Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed Hegseth will address senior military leaders early next week but offered no details on the purpose.
• Officers quoted by the Washington Post described confusion and alarm over the short-notice summons, which several said they could not recall happening on this scale.
• Some officials suggested the closed-door session could preview a shift toward homeland defense in a new strategy, with the timing also intersecting with budget strain and fresh U.S. statements on NATO and Ukraine.