Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
civilian office in the US Department of the Navy
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.
“Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)” enters the record as civilian office in the US Department of the Navy. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Assistant, Secretary and Navy can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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