Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to tell hundreds of generals about the 'warrior ethos' in rare gathering: Sources
At next week's unusual gathering of several hundred senior U.S.generals and admirals, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will deliver his message of restoring the "warrior ethos" to the U.S.
military and present new standards toward that goal, according to five U.S.officials.Many of the senior military officers will come to the Marine base at Quantico, Virginia, from all over the United States and from around world to hear Hegseth in an event that could last just 30 minutes according to two officials.ABC News has previously reported that only officers in command positions and not staff positions are being summoned to the gathering and that they will also be joined by the senior enlisted adviser in that unit.Five U.S.
officials told ABC News that the rare gathering will allow Hegseth to personally tell the officers about the warrior ethos he envisions for the U.S.military and the path forward.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the 24rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Sept.
11, 2025.Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP, FILEMORE: Hegseth calls rare meeting of large number of generals and admiralsThat will also include a discussion of new standards associated with how to achieve that goal and how the U.S.military will conduct itself.Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson declined to comment to ABC News about what Hegseth planned to discuss at Tuesday's meeting.Restoring the warrior ethos to the U.S.
military is a message that Hegseth delivers regularly during his speaking engagements in the U.S.and abroad.While it is common for Hegseth and previous defense secretaries to meet with generals and admirals during their travels or at the Pentagon, it is unusually rare for so many high-ranking officers to be gathered at one location to hear from the defense secretary.Popular ReadsTrump admin live updates: Trump says 'there will be others' after Comey indictmentSep 26, 5:04 PMIsrael-Gaza live updates: Doctors Without Borders suspe...