Hegseth to tell generals about the 'warrior ethos' in rare gathering: Sources

At next week's unusual gathering of several hundred senior U.S. generals and admirals, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will deliver his message of restoring the "warrior ethos" to the U.S. military and present new standards toward that goal, according to five U.S. officials. Many of the senior military officers will come to the Marine base at Quantico, Virginia, from all over the United States and from around world to hear Hegseth in an event that could last just 30 minutes according to two officials. ABC News has previously reported that only officers in command positions and not staff positions are being summoned to the gathering and that they will also be joined by the senior enlisted adviser in that unit. Five U.S. officials told ABC News that the rare gathering will allow Hegseth to pe