Chief of Naval Personnel

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Chief of Naval Personnel
Arlington, Virginia
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Term length4 years
Constituting instrument10 U.S.C. § 8081
Inaugural holderRADM Charles Henry Davis
DeputyDeputy Chief of Naval Personnel
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) is responsible for overall manpower readiness for the United States Navy. As such, the CNP is the highest ranking human resources officer in the Navy. The CNP also serves as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Personnel, Manpower, and Training) and is one of five Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations, with the identification of N1/PMT.[1] The CNP oversees the operations of the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) and the Navy Manpower Analysis Center (NAVMAC).[2] The CNP and the other four DCNOs are nominated by the President of the United States and must be confirmed via majority vote by the Senate. The CNP and the DCNOs are appointed as a three-star vice admiral while holding office.

The role of Chief of Naval Personnel and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Personnel, Manpower, and Training) go hand in hand. The DCNO performs all strategy and resource policies and serves as a single resource sponsor for all manpower and training program matters. The DCNO also performs all Capitol Hill related duties, including all

Congressional testimony for matters pertaining to naval personnel, manpower, training, and education. The DCNO's office also acts as the lead organization to interface with Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of the Navy (DON) officials, other U.S. military and foreign departments, other Navy commands, other Federal agencies, and private organizations.[3]

List of Chiefs

The Bureau of Navigation held the responsibilities for personnel management of the United States Navy until 1942, when the Bureau of Naval Personnel was established. Below is the list of Chiefs of the Bureau of Navigation and the Bureau of Naval Personnel:

# Picture Name Rank Start End Notability Ref
1 DavisCharles H. Davis O-04 Rear admiral July 17, 1862 April 27, 1865 Veteran of Filibuster War and American Civil War; Member of Davis political family. [4][5]
2 DraytonPercival Drayton O-04 Captain April 28, 1865 August 4, 1865 Veteran of Paraguay expedition and American Civil War for Union; Brother of Confederate General Thomas Drayton. Percival Drayton died in office. [4][5]
3 DixonDavid Dixon Porter (acting) O-04 Rear admiral August 8, 1865 August 24, 1865 Veteran of Mexican–American War and American Civil War; Later served as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy. [4][5]
4 JenkinsThornton A. Jenkins O-04 Rear admiral August 24, 1865 April 11, 1869 Veteran of Mexican–American War and American Civil War; Later commanded the Asiatic Squadron. [4][5]
5 AldenJames Alden Jr. O-04 Rear admiral April 12, 1869 September 30, 1871 Veteran of Mexican–American War and American Civil War; Later commanded the European Squadron. [4][5]
6 AmmenDaniel Ammen O-04 Rear admiral October 1, 1871 June 4, 1878 Veteran of American Civil War; Also commanded the Bureau of Yards and Docks. [4][5]
7 WhitingWilliam D. Whiting O-04 Commodore June 11, 1878 October 12, 1881 Veteran of American Civil War; [4][5]
8 WalkerJohn G. Walker O-04 Rear admiral October 22, 1881 October 31, 1889 Veteran of
White Squadron
.
[4][5]
9 RamsayFrancis M. Ramsay O-04 Rear admiral November 1, 1889 April 5, 1897 Veteran of
naval attaché in London
.
[4][5]
10 CrowninshieldArent S. Crowninshield O-04 Rear admiral April 8, 1897 April 28, 1902 Veteran of American Civil War and Spanish–American War; Member of Crowninshield family. [4][5]
11 TaylorHenry C. Taylor O-04 Rear admiral April 29, 1902 July 26, 1904 Veteran of American Civil War and Spanish–American War; Previously served as the President of the Naval War College. Taylor died in office. [4][5]
12 ConverseGeorge A. Converse O-04 Rear admiral August 1, 1904 May 18, 1907 Veteran of Spanish–American War; Also commanded the Bureau of Ordnance. [4][5]
13 BrownsonWillard H. Brownson O-04 Rear admiral May 19, 1907 December 24, 1908 Veteran of Revolta da Armada and Spanish–American War; Also served as the Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy. [4][5]
14 PillsburyJohn E. Pillsbury O-04 Rear admiral January 14, 1908 June 23, 1909 Veteran of Spanish–American War; Later served as the President of National Geographic Society. [4][5]
15 PotterWilliam P. Potter O-04 Rear admiral July 1, 1909 December 2, 1909 Veteran of Spanish–American War; Later served as aid for Personnel to the Secretary of the Navy George von Lengerke Meyer. [4][6][5]
16 NicholsonReginald F. Nicholson O-04 Rear admiral December 2, 1909 January 1, 1912 Veteran of
naval attaché to Ecuador and Peru. Brother of Army general William J. Nicholson
.
[4][5]
17 AndrewsPhilip Andrews O-04 Rear admiral January 1, 1912 March 26, 1913 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
.
[4][5]
18 BlueVictor Blue O-04 Rear admiral March 26, 1913 August 10, 1916 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal and Specially Meritorious Service Medal
.
[4][5]
19 PalmerLeigh C. Palmer O-04 Rear admiral August 16, 1916 November 1, 1918 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
.
[4][5]
20 BlueVictor Blue O-04 Rear admiral December 19, 1918 July 21, 1919 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal and Specially Meritorious Service Medal
.
[4][5]
21 WashingtonThomas Washington O-04 Rear admiral August 11, 1919 July 27, 1923 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
.
[4][5]
22 LongAndrew T. Long O-04 Rear admiral July 27, 1923 June 7, 1924 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal and Legion of Honour
.
[4][5]
23 ShoemakerWilliam R. Shoemaker O-04 Rear admiral June 7, 1924 February 10, 1927 Veteran of Spanish–American War, and World War I; Recipient of the Navy Cross. [4][5]
24 LeighRichard H. Leigh O-04 Rear admiral February 10, 1927 May 22, 1930 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Order of the British Empire and Order of Leopold
.
[4][7][5]
25 UphamFrank B. Upham O-04 Rear admiral May 22, 1930 June 30, 1933 Veteran of
Asiatic Fleet. Recipient of the Navy Cross
.
[4][5]
26 LeahyWilliam D. Leahy O-04 Rear admiral July 1, 1933 June 30, 1935 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
.
[4][5]
27 AndrewsAdolphus Andrews O-04 Rear admiral June 30, 1935 June 11, 1938 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
.
[4][5]
28 RichardsonJames O. Richardson O-04 Rear admiral June 11, 1938 June 15, 1939 Veteran of Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, World War I and World War II; Reached the rank of admiral. Later served as Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Fleet. [4][5]
29 NimitzChester W. Nimitz O-04 Rear admiral June 15, 1939 December 19, 1941 Veteran of
Army Distinguished Service Medal
.
[4][5]
30 JacobsRandall Jacobs O-04 Vice admiral December 19, 1941 September 15, 1945 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
.
[4][5]
31 DenfeldLouis E. Denfeld O-04 Vice admiral September 15, 1945 February 21, 1947 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal and three awards of Legion of Merit
.
[4][5]
32 Fechteler
William M. Fechteler
O-04 Vice admiral February 22, 1947 September 1949 Veteran of
Army Distinguished Service Medal and one award of Legion of Merit
.
[4][5]
33 RoperJohn W. Roper O-04 Vice admiral September 7, 1949 March 30, 1951 Veteran of
Navy Commendation Medal
.
[4][5]
34 DuBoseLaurance T. DuBose O-04 Vice admiral March 30, 1951 February 2, 1953 Veteran of Haitian Campaign, World War I, Yangtze Patrol and World War II; Reached the rank of four-star admiral. Later served as Commander-in-Chief, United States First Fleet or Commander, Eastern Sea Frontier. Recipient of three awards of the Navy Cross and three awards of Legion of Merit. [4][5]
35 Holloway Jr.James L. Holloway Jr. O-04 Vice admiral February 3, 1953 January 31, 1956 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal and one award of Legion of Merit
.
[4][5]
36 SmithHarold P. Smith O-04 Vice admiral January 31, 1956 February 12, 1960 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal and two awards of Legion of Merit
.
[4][5]
37 SmedbergWilliam R. Smedberg III O-04 Vice admiral February 12, 1960 February 11, 1964 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star and five awards of Legion of Merit
.
[4][5]
38 Semmes Jr.Benedict J. Semmes Jr. O-04 Vice admiral April 1, 1964 March 31, 1968 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and one award of Legion of Merit
.
[4][5]
39 DuncanCharles K. Duncan O-04 Vice admiral April 5, 1968 August 21, 1970 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and one award of Legion of Merit
.
[4][5]
40 GuinnDick H. Guinn O-04 Vice admiral August 21, 1970 February 1, 1972 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and one award of Legion of Merit
.
[4][8][5]
41 BagleyDavid H. Bagley O-04 Vice admiral February 1, 1972 April 10, 1975 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and four awards of Legion of Merit
.
[4][5]
42 WatkinsJames D. Watkins O-04 Vice admiral April 10, 1975 July 21, 1978 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and three awards of Legion of Merit
.
[4][5]
43 BaldwinRobert B. Baldwin O-04 Vice admiral July 21, 1978 August 1, 1980 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and two awards of Legion of Merit
.
[4][5]
44 ZechLando W. Zech Jr. O-04 Vice admiral August 1, 1980 September 28, 1983 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and two awards of Legion of Merit
.
[4][5]
45 LawrenceWilliam P. Lawrence O-04 Vice admiral September 28, 1983 December 31, 1985 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and three awards of Silver Star
.
[4][5]
46 CarlsonDudley L. Carlson O-04 Vice admiral January 1, 1986 October 8, 1987 Veteran of Vietnam; Two awards of Legion of Merit. [4][5]
47 EdneyLeon A. Edney O-04 Vice admiral October 9, 1987 August 8, 1988 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and five awards of Distinguished Flying Cross
.
[4][5]
48 Boorda
Jeremy M. Boorda
O-04 Vice admiral August 9, 1988 November 6, 1991 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and one award of Army Distinguished Service Medal
.
[4][5]
49 ZlatoperRonald J. Zlatoper O-04 Vice admiral November 7, 1991 July 22, 1994 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and three awards of Legion of Merit
.
[4][5]
50 BowmanFrank Bowman O-04 Vice admiral July 22, 1994 September 19, 1996 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and four awards of Legion of Merit
.
[4][5]
51 OliverDaniel T. Oliver O-04 Vice admiral September 20, 1996 November 18, 1999 Veteran of Gulf War; Later served as President of the Naval Postgraduate School. One award of Defense Superior Service Medal, and four awards of Legion of Merit. [4][5]
52 RyanNorbert R. Ryan Jr. O-04 Vice admiral November 19, 1999 October 7, 2002 Veteran of Gulf War; Twin brother of Vice Admiral John R. Ryan. Two awards of Legion of Merit. [4][5]
53 HoewingGerald L. Hoewing O-04 Vice admiral October 8, 2002 November 22, 2005 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal and four awards of Legion of Merit
.
[4][5]
54 HarveyJohn C. Harvey Jr. O-04 Vice admiral November 22, 2005 April 16, 2008 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal and five awards of Legion of Merit
.
[4][5]
55 FergusonMark E. Ferguson III O-04 Vice admiral April 16, 2008 October 5, 2011 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal and three awards of Legion of Merit
.
[4][5]
56 Van BuskirkScott R. Van Buskirk O-04 Vice admiral October 11, 2011 August 2, 2013 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and seven awards of Legion of Merit
.
[4][5]
57 MoranWilliam F. Moran O-04 Vice admiral August 2, 2013 May 27, 2016 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and five awards of Legion of Merit
.
[4][9][5]
58 BurkeRobert P. Burke O-04 Vice admiral May 27, 2016 May 23, 2019 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and five awards of Legion of Merit
.
[4][10][5]
59 NowellJohn B. Nowell O-04 Vice admiral May 24, 2019 June 3, 2022 Veteran of
Navy Distinguished Service Medal, six awards of Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal
.
[4]
60 Cheeseman
Richard J. Cheeseman Jr.
O-04 Vice admiral June 3, 2022 Incumbent Previously served as Commander, Carrier Strike Group 10. Recipient of four awards of Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal. [11]

See also

References

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