Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)


The Assistant Secretary of the Navy is a civilian office in the United States Department of the Navy. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy reports to the Under Secretary of the Navy who in turn reports to the United States Secretary of the Navy.
The office of Assistant Secretary of the Navy was created in 1968. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy is responsible for recruiting all of the personnel of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps, including military personnel, government civilians, contractors, and volunteers. Since 1993, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy 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 are:
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy oversees the following organizations:
The principal military advisors of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy are:
NameAssumed OfficeLeft OfficePresident Appointed BySecretary Served Under
Randolph S. DriverSeptember 1968January 1969Lyndon B. JohnsonPaul Robert Ignatius
James D. HittleMarch 1969March 1971Richard NixonJohn Chafee
James E. JohnsonJune 1971September 1973Richard NixonJohn Chafee, John Warner
Joseph T. McCullen, Jr.September 1973April 1977Richard NixonJohn Warner, J. William Middendorf
Edward HidalgoApril 1977October 1979Jimmy CarterW. Graham Claytor, Jr.
Joseph A. DoyleDecember 1979January 1981Jimmy CarterEdward Hidalgo
John S. HerringtonOctober 1981February 1983Ronald ReaganJohn Lehman
Chapman B. CoxJune 1983June 1984Ronald ReaganJohn Lehman
Chase UntermeyerDecember 1984April 1988Ronald ReaganJohn Lehman, Jim Webb
Kenneth P. BergquistJune 1988November 1989Ronald ReaganWilliam L. Ball, Henry L. Garrett III
Barbara S. PopeNovember 1989January 1993George H. W. BushHenry L. Garrett III, Sean O'Keefe
Dorothy M. Meletzke January 1993November 1993John Howard Dalton
Frederick PangNovember 1993October 1994Bill ClintonJohn Howard Dalton
Bernard D. RostkerOctober 1994October 1998Bill ClintonJohn Howard Dalton
Carolyn H. BecraftOctober 1998January 2001Bill ClintonRichard Danzig
Bonnie Morehouse January 2001July 2001Gordon R. England
William A. Navas, Jr.July 17, 2001January 2008George W. BushGordon R. England, Donald C. Winter
Anita K. Blair January 7, 2008December 2008Donald C. Winter
Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. January 20, 2009September 16, 2009Donald C. Winter
Juan M. Garcia IIISeptember 16, 2009January 2016Barack ObamaRay Mabus
Franklin R. ParkerJanuary 14, 2016January 20, 2017Barack ObamaRay Mabus
Gregory J. SlavonicJune 11, 2018Donald TrumpRichard V. Spencer, Kenneth J. Braithwaite