According to Xinhua Agency, 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.He said the Defense Ministry needed “the right talent” and “the right culture” and proposed 10 new directives on this.
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 tests, Hegseth said that soldiers engaged in combat-related occupations must take physical fitness tests according to male standards, and their scores must reach 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 Ministry of Defense and the Office of Equal Employment Opportunities will be reformed.
After Hegseth spoke,U.S. President Trump at the meeting.He delivered a more than an hour of extensive speech.Trump criticized "radical left-wing Democrats" and said that the United States was suffering from "internal invasion".He said the “dangerous cities” in the United States should be used as training sites for the National Guard.
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, including the reduction of four-star generals in the U.S. Army by 20 percent, and the renaming of the “Department of Defense” to the “Department of War.”
Earlier this year,Hegseth, who has been in office for less than three months, was caught in the "signal door" storm because he was suspected of leaking secrets in group chats.It triggered a "huge earthquake" in the personnel of the Ministry of Defense and was accused of plunging the Pentagon into "complete chaos."
According to CCTV News, recently, U.S. Defense Secretary Hagerseth ordered hundreds of U.S. military generals to assemble urgently at a Marine Corps base in Virginia on September 30. This was also a rare gathering for the country's military generals.
This "extremely unusual instruction" was sent to almost senior commanders of the U.S. military stationed around the world, and the number may be as high as 800. The directive was issued earlier this week and comes months after Hegseth's team at the Pentagon announced plans for a full integration of the top military command.
Source of: CombinedNewspapers News, Central News