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Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals
The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia. Even top generals and their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.
The highly unusual directive was sent to virtually all of the military’s top commanders worldwide, according to more than a dozen people familiar with the matter. The directive was issued earlier this week, as a government shutdown looms, and months after Hegseth’s team at the Pentagon announced plans to undertake a sweeping consolidation of top military commands.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/09/25/hegseth-generals-quantico-meeting/
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Soldier's Oath" redirects here. For the 1915 film, see A Soldier's Oath.
This article is about the oath sworn by members of the Wehrmacht and German civil service from 1934. For other uses, see Oaths to Hitler.
Reichswehr soldiers swearing the Hitler oath in 1934, with hands raised in the traditional schwurhand gesture
The Hitler Oath (German: Führereid or Führer Oath)—also referred in English as the Soldier's Oath[1]—refers to the oaths of allegiance sworn by officers and soldiers of the Wehrmacht and civil servants of Nazi Germany between 1934 and 1945. The oath pledged personal loyalty to Adolf Hitler rather than loyalty to the Weimar Constitution of the country. Historians view the personal oath of the Nazi Germany as an important psychological element to obey orders for committing war crimes, atrocities, and genocide.[2] During the Nuremberg trials, many German officers unsuccessfully attempted to use the oath as a defence against charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.[3]
"Soldier's Oath" redirects here. For the 1915 film, see A Soldier's Oath.
This article is about the oath sworn by members of the Wehrmacht and German civil service from 1934. For other uses, see Oaths to Hitler.
Reichswehr soldiers swearing the Hitler oath in 1934, with hands raised in the traditional schwurhand gesture
The Hitler Oath (German: Führereid or Führer Oath)—also referred in English as the Soldier's Oath[1]—refers to the oaths of allegiance sworn by officers and soldiers of the Wehrmacht and civil servants of Nazi Germany between 1934 and 1945. The oath pledged personal loyalty to Adolf Hitler rather than loyalty to the Weimar Constitution of the country. Historians view the personal oath of the Nazi Germany as an important psychological element to obey orders for committing war crimes, atrocities, and genocide.[2] During the Nuremberg trials, many German officers unsuccessfully attempted to use the oath as a defence against charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_Oath
Those generals will...
...playing with the STRONG COOL GUYS and hacking at our military like it's his own personal pinata. 
where they all sit around a big table and slobber all over trump's ass?
"Oh Sir, you are the best Commander in Chief there ever was, and there will never be another like you. How could the world possibly survive without your ever-vigilant direction? I lie awake at night hoping the dawn will bring another message from you regarding the superlative path my day should follow." 
