Something big is happening at the Pentagon.
But as of now, no one knows what exactly.
From CBS News:
'The Secretary of War will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week,' said chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell.
The Pentagon has provided no other details about the meeting to either the military leaders or the press ...
There are regularly scheduled meetings with senior military leaders, but a meeting of this size — in person and on such short notice — is rare, if not unprecedented.
Is this about an internal change to the War Department, or something bigger?
Some are worried that there may be a few metaphorical heads rolling at the meeting.
Hegseth earlier this year said the Pentagon plans to cut down the number of generals and flag officers — that is, those holding the rank of at least rear admiral in the Navy or brigadier general in the Army, Air Force or Marines. The goal, according to a May memo, is to cut 20% of the four-star positions in the active-duty force and 20% of the generals in the National Guard.
During his first few weeks on the job, Hegseth held a town hall at the Pentagon and promised to look into whether every four-star general or admiral is necessary.
Earlier this year, Hegseth commented that there were 44 four-star generals in the military even though World War II was won with just seven, echoing other comments the secretary has made about military readiness and bureaucratic bloat.
Many of the nation's top military leaders have never served in combat.
Some officials have raised other theories, like whether he will roll out the National Defense Strategy, released every four years, which details the priorities for the department. This year's National Defense Strategy is expected to place a heavier emphasis than previous ones on defending the homeland with operations in U.S. Southern Command, like the recent strikes destroying boats of alleged drug smugglers, and in U.S. Northern Command at the southwest border.
Whatever this is, the lefties seem worried!
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