On September 30th, local time, Hegseth delivered a speech (Photo/vision china)

Xinhua Agency reported from Washington on September 30 that the U.S. generals 'meeting convened by U.S. Defense Secretary Hagerseth was held on September 30 at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia. In a speech, Hagerseth said that the Department of Defense needs "the right talent" and "the right culture" and proposed 10 new instructions in this regard.

In a 50-minute speech, Heggers pointed out that long-time misleading politicians have forced the U.S. military to focus on the wrong thing, while he is committed to clearing out the ¡°significant interference¡± that weakened the ¡°war department¡±¡¯s lethal power over the past few years.

Hegseth's new directives include strengthening physical fitness standards and tests, strengthening grooming requirements, conducting a comprehensive review of the so-called "harmful leadership" and "bullying and bullying" policies, ending the command culture of "walking on thin ice" and zero mistakes, and liberating the monitoring process that has been "weaponized". In addition, Hegseth also attacked the "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion" program, emphasizing "performance-based" promotions.

In terms of strengthening physical fitness standards and testing, Hegseth said that soldiers engaged in combat-related occupations must undergo physical fitness tests in accordance with male standards, with scores of 70% or above. In terms of appearance, Hagerseth announced that beards would no longer be allowed and criticized fat soldiers and generals. In addition, institutions such as the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense and the Office of Equal Employment Opportunities will be reformed.

After his speech, U.S. President Donald Trump appeared at the meeting and delivered a more than an hour-long, broad-based speech. Trump criticized ¡°radical left-wing Democrats¡± and said the United States was experiencing ¡°internal invasion¡±.

The U.S. Department of Defense broadcasted the conference live on social media on the same day.Some netizens commented concerned about the Trump administration to convene U.S. military generals abroad to take back the expenses of the meeting, and questioned why not through mail, online meetings and so on.

The meeting was at a time when Hergezs pushed for massive reforms in the Department of Defense, with reform measures including cutting off the current U.S. Army¡¯s 20% of four-star generals, as well as changing the name of the ¡°Department of Defense¡± to ¡°Ministry of War¡±. earlier this year, Hergezs, who served for less than three months, was caught up in a ¡°signal door¡± wave allegedly leaking in the crowd, triggering a ¡°big shock¡± in the Department of Defense¡¯s personnel and being accused of bringing the Pentagon into ¡°total chaos.¡±

Source: Bear Mouth, Yang Mouth / Shinhua

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U.S. Defense Secretary Hagerseth ordered on the 25th to convene hundreds of U.S. military generals from around the world for an emergency meeting at a Marine Corps base in Virginia. Several people familiar with the matter said that Hegseth will deliver a brief speech on September 30, with the theme of "military standards" and "warrior spirit." The speech is expected to last no more than an hour. Two other people familiar with the matter revealed that Hagerseth will give three speeches this year, and his first speech will be on the 30th; his second speech will discuss the foundation of the defense industry; the third speech will discuss deterrence, which is expected to be held in December.

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It is said that Hegseth requires all senior officers in command positions with the rank of brigadier general and above (or equivalent in the Navy), as well as their senior advisers, to arrive at the designated base for a meeting before the 30th. People familiar with the matter said that this will be a "face-to-face" speech, and he (Hegseth) wants to meet these senior military officers. Another military official revealed that what Hegseth wanted to convey this time was that "everyone should work hard in one direction, otherwise they would face the consequences themselves".

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Urgent call for ¡°mysterious conference¡± triggers US military chaos

This unprecedented ¡°mystery meeting¡± by U.S. media sparked chaos and concern in the U.S. military. The order was so suddenly and mysterious that even the top U.S. military generals felt ¡°confused and alert¡±. It is worth noting that the dismissal of senior U.S. military officials, the reform measures announced by Hector Hertz to ¡°cut off the current U.S. military by 20 percent¡± and this unprecedented unusual ¡°recall¡± order have raised widespread concerns among U.S. military officials.

The picture shows the Pentagon (data map)

In this tense atmosphere, military officials noted that two four-star generals ¡ª U.S. Pacific Army Commander Captain Ronald Clarke and U.S. Supreme Commander Zevil Brunson in South Korea ¡ª would be listed as Internal Service Lieutenants. While Clarke¡¯s spokesman clarified that this was a fault-induced mistake, senior generals are now concerned about the unreasonable Hegerseth and the possibility of an unexpected move at the time.

Some defence officials said the meeting was designed to work with Hector¡¯s photographs, and hely spent a lot of time and energy building his public image as the host of the show.

Just listening to ¡°a few minutes¡±?

Millions of dollars in travel expenses alone

Many Pentagon officials, especially military leaders who have been commanders on the battlefield for many years, are angry at this "global recall order". On the one hand, they questioned whether it was reasonable to hold such a large meeting suddenly just to listen to Hegseth's brief speech for "a few minutes". On the other hand, they questioned "why commanders with experienced combat should listen to Hegseth's operational guidance". It is reported that Hegseth has little government experience.

In addition, hundreds of senior officers are expected to gather in Virginia in a short period of time, and travel costs are also a big issue. These senior officers and their staff arely prepared to travel to their destination by commercial or military aircraft. A former Pentagon audit official said that about 800 people will attend the meeting, and that these senior officers will travel with assistants, etc. Roughly speaking, travel costs can reach millions of dollars unless in a very urgent situation, otherwise spending millions of dollars on the military to listen to a short speech is simply a waste,¡± said anonymous audit official. The former Defense Secretary Austin¡¯s deputy news secretary, Sabrina Singh, also said that, according to her previous experience, the total cost would be millions of dollars, ¡°which is a waste of taxpayers.¡±

The time of the meeting, September 30th, also attracted public attention. This day is the last day of the US federal government's fiscal year 2025. Up to now, the U.S. Congress has not reached any consensus on financial allocation. If Congress still fails to come up with a temporary appropriation bill or pass individual appropriation bills before midnight on September 30th, non-essential government departments will "close" due to funding interruption. Some analysts worry that if this happens, many key military officials may be stranded in Virginia.