Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Seal of the Department of the Navy
Incumbent Jennifer A. LaTorre Acting  since March 31, 2025
Style	Mr. Secretary The Honorable (formal address in writing)
Reports to	Secretary of the Navy Under Secretary of the Navy
Seat	The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
Nominator	The president with Senate advice and consent
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	10. U.S.C. § 8016
Formation	September 1968
First holder	Randolph S. Driver
Succession	18th in SecDef succession by seniority of appointment
Deputy	Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)
Salary	Executive Schedule, Level IV[1]
Website	Official website

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.

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)