I just don’t understand this whole thing. What is the big deal if he was having medical problems? What possible reason would he have to hide this? He goes to the hospital, someone else covers his role. No big deal. Unless the medical problem is embarrassing in someway.
The Secretary of Defense is suppose to be always available 24 hours a day for our military to reapomd around the world to reach the President.
A lot of stuff you never hear or see is constantly happening behind the scenes.
Here is a video explaining why it’s serious. The guy quickly explaining it is a former F-14 Radar Intercept Officer (he would be the equivalent of the character Goose in the movie Top Gun) and retired Naval Academy instructor.
Here is his channel. He has very military coverage that gives good details about how things work if you are interested.
https://youtube.com/@WardCarroll