Overview

• Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed Hegseth will address senior leaders early next week but offered no agenda or attendance details.
• Reporting indicates the order covers officers at brigadier general rank and above in command roles, plus their top enlisted advisers, excluding staff positions.
• The in-person session set for Tuesday at Marine Corps Base Quantico was described by officials as highly unusual given secure videoconferencing options.
• Sources across outlets described confusion and concern about concentrating so many leaders in one place and pulling commanders from overseas and conflict zones.
• The gathering follows Hegseth’s reshaping of senior ranks, including firings and directives to cut four-star and general/flag billets, as some reports speculate a homeland-defense-focused strategy could be discussed.