After Trump signed an order to rename the Department of Defense as the War Department, the US military is once again preparing for an unprecedented "major move".

According to a report by The Washington Post on September 25, citing sources, US War Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered hundreds of senior US military officers to gather urgently at the Marine Corps base in Virginia next week. Such a gathering of high-ranking generals is extremely rare in the history of the Pentagon.

The newspaper pointed out that the specific purpose of this meeting remains unknown, but experts and analysts have several guesses. The main view is that the War Secretary, acting on Trump's "imperial decree", is preparing to carry out a large-scale "cleansing" of the US military command structure.

"It has been announced that 20% of general positions will be cut, duplicate headquarters will be closed, and the command management system will be integrated," reported The Washington Post.

However, calling all key direction commanders from Europe to the Indo-Pacific region goes beyond the scope of general administrative reform. Political experts point out that it also sends another signal: the United States is preparing to deal with the escalation of tensions on multiple fronts. This includes strengthening its presence near Taiwan in Asia and focusing on deployments in Guam and the Philippines; in Europe, dealing with the escalation of the war between Russia and Ukraine and the risk of direct conflict with NATO; in the Middle East, confronting Iran and its proxy forces.

But some experts believe that the US military convening a global meeting of senior generals does not mean a world war is about to break out. There is no indication that the US military's readiness level has increased, nor is there any sign of large-scale troop movements. Additionally, scenarios such as a meteorite hitting Earth or UFO attacks on humans can almost be ruled out.

"But this large-scale gathering of generals itself reflects a turning point. Hegseth not only wants to carry out structural reforms, but also to break the old system and demand absolute obedience from the generals."

Letting senior generals be silent and obedient is entirely in line with President Trump's leadership style.

It is well known that it is extremely risky for all senior generals to gather together. In case of an emergency, if the generals are not present, it could lead to the loss of control in the regions they are responsible for. Despite this, Hegseth is willing to take this risk. This indicates that this unprecedented "general summit" of the US military will become a watershed event: either it is a forced military integration under the guise of "management restart," which may even be accompanied by arrests and "cleansing"; or it is preparation for an impending serious external shock.

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