You had to be there.
If you were a U.S. military officer anywhere in the world above the rank of colonel, you were commanded by your civilian boss to show up on short notice for a “key leaders all-call” meeting at the U.S. Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, on the last day of September, with no explanation why.
The secrecy only fueled speculation. Was the nation going on a war footing? Would a major restructuring of military commands be announced? Would the assembled generals and admirals be forced to pledge their loyalty to the president instead of the Constitution?
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It turns out that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, a former National Guard Army major with only one short combat tour 20 years ago under
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