Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to convene a last-minute meeting of about 800 senior military leaders at Quantico, a Marine Corps base around 30 miles south of the Pentagon, on Sept. 30, according to the military.

A meeting with such senior leadership would normally be planned months in advance.

"The secretary of war will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week," Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement. The Pentagon declined to disclose the reason for the meeting.

All senior officers above the rank of brigadier general must attend the meeting, according to the Washington Post, which first reported the meeting. Around 800 officers currently fall into that category, according to the Congressional Research Service.

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Reporting by Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY / USA TODAY

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