{"id":49088,"date":"2025-09-30T11:32:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T11:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/president-trump-hegseth-to-address-senior-military-leaders-in-rare-meeting\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T11:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T11:32:53","slug":"president-trump-hegseth-to-address-senior-military-leaders-in-rare-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/president-trump-hegseth-to-address-senior-military-leaders-in-rare-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"President Trump, Hegseth to address senior military leaders in rare meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content__post--c717dd16-0986-4218-af9a-490f3451a938\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-c717dd16\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago\" datetime=\"2025-09-30T07:10:20-0400\"><br \/>\n              Updated 18m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Trump and Hegseth to address top U.S. military leaders<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are expected to address hundreds of generals and admirals Tuesday in Quantico, Virginia, in an unusual and urgent in-person meeting called by Hegseth last week. Hegseth is expected to speak at 8:15 a.m., ahead of Mr. Trump.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The nation&#8217;s top military leaders from all over the world were summoned last week by Hegseth to travel to Virginia for a meeting with the defense secretary but were initially given no information about why. Two defense officials tell CBS News that Hegseth is expected to talk about the &#8220;warrior ethos.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Senior military commanders meet regularly throughout the year in person, but a meeting of this magnitude with so little warning or indication about its purpose is rare, if not unprecedented.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-update__footer\">\n              <span class=\"post-update__author\"><br \/>\n                By Eleanor  Watson              <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-update__share post-update__share--desktop\">\n<ul class=\"sharebar\">\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Ftrump-hegseth-military-leaders-meeting%2F%23post-update-c717dd16\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-facebook lazyload\" title=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sharebar__icon sharebar__icon--facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-social-facebook\"\/>\n      <\/svg><br \/>\n      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?related=cbsnews,CBSPolitics&amp;via=CBSPolitics&amp;text=Trump%20and%20Hegseth%20to%20address%20top%20U.S.%20military%20leaders&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Ftrump-hegseth-military-leaders-meeting%2F%23post-update-c717dd16\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-twitter lazyload\" title=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sharebar__icon sharebar__icon--twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-social-twitter\"\/>\n      <\/svg><br \/>\n      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?title=Trump%20and%20Hegseth%20to%20address%20top%20U.S.%20military%20leaders&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Ftrump-hegseth-military-leaders-meeting%2F%23post-update-c717dd16\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-reddit lazyload\" title=\"reddit\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sharebar__icon sharebar__icon--reddit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-social-reddit\"\/>\n      <\/svg><br \/>\n      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n            <textarea class=\"sharebar__textarea\">https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/trump-hegseth-military-leaders-meeting\/#post-update-c717dd16<\/textarea><\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"#\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-link lazyload\" data-link-share-options=\"{\" shareurl=\"\" data-component=\"[\" link-share=\"\" title=\"link\"><br \/>\n                  <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sharebar__icon sharebar__icon--link\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-social-link\"\/>\n      <\/svg><br \/>\n      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--8d649307-9605-4339-a969-6c367e1cd05c\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-8d649307\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago\" datetime=\"2025-09-30T07:10:20-0400\"><br \/>\n              Updated 18m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Hegseth planning to cut scores of military generals<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>Hundreds of generals are assembling Tuesday as Hegseth prepares to dramatically reduce the number of top-level military leaders.<\/p>\n<p>In May, Hegseth <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hegseth-20-reduction-four-star-generals-admirals\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">ordered<\/a><\/span> a 10% reduction in the number of general officers and flag officers across the armed forces. Four-star generals and admirals are expected to be cut by 20%, according to a memo sent out by the defense secretary.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth described the goal as &#8220;removing redundant force structure to optimize and streamline leadership by reducing excess general and flag officer positions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-update__footer\">\n              <span class=\"post-update__author\"><br \/>\n                By Joe  Walsh              <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-update__share post-update__share--desktop\">\n<ul class=\"sharebar\">\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Ftrump-hegseth-military-leaders-meeting%2F%23post-update-8d649307\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-facebook lazyload\" title=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sharebar__icon sharebar__icon--facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-social-facebook\"\/>\n      <\/svg><br \/>\n      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?related=cbsnews,CBSPolitics&amp;via=CBSPolitics&amp;text=Hegseth%20planning%20to%20cut%20scores%20of%20military%20generals&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Ftrump-hegseth-military-leaders-meeting%2F%23post-update-8d649307\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-twitter lazyload\" title=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sharebar__icon sharebar__icon--twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-social-twitter\"\/>\n      <\/svg><br \/>\n      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?title=Hegseth%20planning%20to%20cut%20scores%20of%20military%20generals&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Ftrump-hegseth-military-leaders-meeting%2F%23post-update-8d649307\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-reddit lazyload\" title=\"reddit\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sharebar__icon sharebar__icon--reddit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-social-reddit\"\/>\n      <\/svg><br \/>\n      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n            <textarea class=\"sharebar__textarea\">https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/trump-hegseth-military-leaders-meeting\/#post-update-8d649307<\/textarea><\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"#\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-link lazyload\" data-link-share-options=\"{\" shareurl=\"\" data-component=\"[\" link-share=\"\" title=\"link\"><br \/>\n                  <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sharebar__icon sharebar__icon--link\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-social-link\"\/>\n      <\/svg><br \/>\n      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--1ea1af22-e162-49aa-a816-dd38d3c3c280\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-1ea1af22\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago\" datetime=\"2025-09-30T07:10:20-0400\"><br \/>\n              Updated 18m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Trump says it will be &#8220;really just a very nice meeting&#8221;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-pete-hegseth-generals-military-meeting-rcna234216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">interview<\/a> with NBC News, the president said it would be &#8220;really just a very nice meeting talking about how well we&#8217;re doing militarily, talking about being in great shape, talking about a lot of good, positive things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have some great people coming in and it&#8217;s just an &#8216;esprit de corps,'&#8221; Mr. Trump said in the NBC News phone interview. &#8220;You know the expression &#8216;esprit de corps&#8217;? That&#8217;s all it&#8217;s about. We&#8217;re talking about what we&#8217;re doing, what they&#8217;re doing, and how we&#8217;re doing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-update__footer\">\n              <span class=\"post-update__author\"><br \/>\n                By Joe  Walsh              <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-update__share post-update__share--desktop\">\n<ul class=\"sharebar\">\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Ftrump-hegseth-military-leaders-meeting%2F%23post-update-1ea1af22\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-facebook lazyload\" title=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sharebar__icon sharebar__icon--facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-social-facebook\"\/>\n      <\/svg><br \/>\n      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It houses around 28,000, and as of January 2024, about 6,000 were Marines and 11,000 were civilians, as well as 5,500 contractors and around the same number of students.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For the past 30 years, since 1995, the Quantico base has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantico.marines.mil\/Home\/About\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">housed<\/a> the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, which is tasked with conducting experiments in 21st-century warfare. 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