The assistant secretary of the navy (manpower and reserve affairs) (abbreviated as ASN M&RA) is a civilian office in the United States Department of the Navy. The assistant secretary of the Navy (manpower and reserve affairs) reports to the under secretary of the Navy who in turn reports to the secretary.
The office of Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) was created in 1968. The assistant secretary of the Navy (manpower and reserve affairs) is responsible for recruiting all of the personnel of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps, including military personnel (both active and reserve), government civilians, contractors, and volunteers. Since 1993, the assistant secretary of the Navy (manpower and reserve affairs) has been assisted by the Department of the Navy Force Management Oversight Council, an advisory council of senior military and civilian personnel in the Department of the Navy.
Organization of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
The principal deputies of the assistant secretary of the Navy (manpower and reserve affairs) are:
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Total Force Transformation) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Military Personnel Policy) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Reserve Affairs) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Civilian Human Resources) Assistant General Counsel of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
The assistant secretary of the Navy (manpower and reserve affairs) oversees the following organizations:
Secretary of the Navy Council of Review Boards Physical Evaluation Board Naval Discharge Review Board Naval Clemency and Parole Board Combat Related Special Compensation Board Navy Department Board of Decorations and Medals Board of Corrections of Naval Records
The principal military advisors of the assistant secretary of the Navy (manpower and reserve affairs) are:
Chief of Naval Personnel Chief of Naval Education and Training Chief of Navy Reserve Surgeon General of the United States Navy Deputy Commandant of the United States Marine Corps (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
Assistant secretaries
NameAssumed officeLeft officePresident appointed bySecretary served underRandolph S. DriverSeptember 1968 January 20, 1969Lyndon B. JohnsonPaul Robert IgnatiusJames D. HittleMarch 1969 March 1971Richard NixonJohn ChafeeJames E. JohnsonJune 1971 September 1973John ChafeeJohn WarnerJoseph T. McCullen, Jr.September 1973April 1977John WarnerJ. William MiddendorfEdward HidalgoApril 25, 1977October 24, 1979Jimmy CarterW. Graham Claytor, Jr.Joseph A. DoyleDecember 1979January 1981Edward HidalgoJohn S. HerringtonOctober 1981 February 1983Ronald ReaganJohn LehmanChapman B. CoxJune 1983June 1984Chase UntermeyerDecember 1984April 1988John LehmanJim WebbKenneth P. BergquistJune 1988 November 1989William L. BallHenry L. Garrett IIIBarbara S. PopeNovember 1989January 20, 1993George H. W. BushHenry L. Garrett IIISean O'KeefeDorothy M. Meletzke (acting)January 20, 1993 November 1993John Howard DaltonFrederick PangNovember 1993 October 1994Bill ClintonBernard D. RostkerOctober 7, 1994October 1998Carolyn H. BecraftOctober 1998 January 20, 2001Richard DanzigBonnie Morehouse (acting)January 20, 2001July 17, 2001George W. BushGordon R. EnglandWilliam A. Navas Jr.July 17, 2001January 7, 2008Gordon R. EnglandDonald C. WinterAnita K. Blair (acting)January 7, 2008January 20, 2009Barack ObamaDonald C. WinterHarvey C. Barnum Jr. (acting)January 20, 2009September 16, 2009Juan M. Garcia IIISeptember 16, 2009January 14, 2016Ray MabusFranklin R. ParkerJanuary 14, 2016January 20, 2017Robert L. Woods (Acting)April 30, 2017June 10, 2018Donald TrumpRichard V. SpencerGregory J. SlavonicJune 11, 2018January 20, 2021Richard V. SpencerKenneth BraithwaiteCatherine L. Kessmeier (acting)January 20, 2021August 13, 2021Joe BidenThomas Harker (acting)Robert D. Hogue (acting)August 13, 2021January 18, 2023Carlos Del ToroFranklin R. ParkerJanuary 18, 2023January 20, 2025Robert D. Hogue (acting)January 20, 2025March 31, 2025Donald TrumpTerence Emmert (acting)John PhelanJennifer A. LaTorre (acting)March 31, 2025July 29, 2025Donald TrumpJohn PhelanC. Scott "Sonny" Duncan (acting)July 29, 2025December 23, 2025Benjamin KohlmannDecember 23, 2025IncumbentJohn PhelanHung Cao (acting)
References
Profile at Navy Department Library ASN M&RA Webpage