In late September 2025 as international tensions [[escalated]], Hegseth summoned all active duty generals and admirals to an urgent meeting in [[Quantico]], [[Virginia]] for an undisclosed meeting. Speculation abounded the purpose of the meeting. Many of the high-ranking officers were contact with each other to find out why Hegseth has ordered such an unprecedented gathering that will upend the schedules of hundreds of them.<ref>https://www.twz.com/land/war-secretarys-emergency-meeting-a-mystery-to-hundreds-of-top-officers-ordered-to-attend</ref> A consensus emerged that the order for all top military officers to meet in one place was for critical [[domestic]] reasons, as they would not be put in one place to plan [[war]] on a [[foreign]] country where they could wiped out with a single [[missile]] strike. | In late September 2025 as international tensions [[escalated]], Hegseth summoned all active duty generals and admirals to an urgent meeting in [[Quantico]], [[Virginia]] for an undisclosed meeting. Speculation abounded the purpose of the meeting. Many of the high-ranking officers were contact with each other to find out why Hegseth has ordered such an unprecedented gathering that will upend the schedules of hundreds of them.<ref>https://www.twz.com/land/war-secretarys-emergency-meeting-a-mystery-to-hundreds-of-top-officers-ordered-to-attend</ref> A consensus emerged that the order for all top military officers to meet in one place was for critical [[domestic]] reasons, as they would not be put in one place to plan [[war]] on a [[foreign]] country where they could wiped out with a single [[missile]] strike. |