The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) (abbreviated as ASN M&RA) is a civilian office in the

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. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) reports to the

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who in turn reports to the

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. 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

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and the

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, 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) *

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* 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: *

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** Physical Evaluation Board **

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The principal military advisors of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) are: *

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Assistant Secretaries

References

Profile at Navy Department Library

ASN M&RA Webpage
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