According to CNN, a speech at the Washington Maritime Database at Washington, which is to be delivered by HegeSeth, will concern a new vision of the ministry renamed “Ministry of War”. The head of the Pentagon is to give a lecture on the “warrior's ethos” and put new standards of physical fitness and appearance to the generals that are to apply under his rule.
– It is to be a show of strength of what the new army looks like under the president now – said CNN representative of the White House.
The speech of HegeStha, a former presenter of Fox News, is to be recorded and distributed later by the White House. HegeSeth from the beginning announced that one of his main goals as the head of the Pentagon is to be instilled in soldiers of the “warrior's ethos” and making the army more “deadly”.
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Information about the reasons for the meeting was also confirmed by “Washington Post”, which was the first to write on Thursday about the plans of the suddenly convened assembly of almost all generals and admirals stationed around the world. Originally, commanders were not given the reason for the unprecedented meeting, which aroused anxiety, speculation and even the safety of gathering all commanders in one place. According to the journal, the speech will take place on Tuesday.
On Friday, the former US Land Forces commander in Europe General Ben Hodges wrote that a similar meeting took place in 1935 in Berlin, when German commanders were ordered to take an oath of faithfulness to Adolf Hitler, not the constitution.
“Cool story, general,” HegeSeth answered with sarcasm in the post on portal X.
As Washington Post writes, despite the disclosure of the cause of the meeting, there are still concerns about the releases of the leading commanders among the commanders. HegeSeth has already announced plans to reduce the number of generals by 20 percent. And he made a number of exemptions, including head of the Military Intelligence Agency Dia. CNN reports suggest that these fears may not be unfounded.
“It's about introducing horses into the stable and harden them,” said a television official of the Pentagon familiar with the plan. – And guys with stars on pagons are a better audience from the point of view of optics. This is an opportunity for HegeSeth to tell them: either you are with us or your career will potentially shorten – he added.
