17-614: The Naval University System ( NUS ) is the higher education system of the United States Department of the Navy . In 2019, U.S. Navy secretary Richard V. Spencer signed a memorandum leading to the establishment of a Naval University System (NUS). NUS is the primary way that the United States Department of the Navy (DON) delivers education to its force, and it includes the DON's eight academic degree granting institutions. The NUS operates on
34-585: A decentralized model to aimed at fostering greater agility, responsiveness, and innovation. In December 2019, acting secretary Thomas Modly signed a memorandum requesting funds for NUS. On February 24, 2022, secretary Carlos Del Toro established the Naval Education task force to review the NUS. Its members include: United States Department of the Navy The United States Department of
51-617: A record number for cosponsors in the House, with 415 members. The redesignation has been endorsed by Marine Corps and Navy professional associations including the Marine Corps League , Fleet Reserve Association , and Veterans of Foreign Wars . Former commandants of the Marine Corps Generals Alfred M. Gray Jr. , Carl Epting Mundy Jr. , Charles C. Krulak , James L. Jones , Michael Hagee , and James T. Conway have endorsed
68-579: Is appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate . The secretary is assisted by an under secretary of the Navy , four assistant secretaries of the Navy and a general counsel of the Department of the Navy , who are also appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate. The highest-ranking military officers in the Department of the Navy are the chief of naval operations and
85-481: Is the second highest-ranking commissioned United States Navy officer in the Department of the Navy and functions as the principal deputy of the chief of naval operations . By statute, the vice chief is appointed as a four-star admiral . The senior leadership of the U.S. Department of the Navy consists of two civilians, the secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) and the under secretary of the Navy (USECNAV), as well as
102-542: The United States Coast Guard (USCG). These branches remain at all times independent and coequal service branches within the DON. It is led by the secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), a statutory civilian officer . The Department of the Navy was an executive department , whose secretary served on the president's cabinet , until 1949, when amendments to the National Security Act of 1947 established
119-541: The United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps (sometimes collectively called the "naval services" or "sea services"). The Department of the Navy consists of all elements of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps . According to Navy Regulations Section 0204-2, the term "Navy Department" refers only to the executive offices at the seat of government. The Department of
136-598: The commandant of the Marine Corps , who are the principal military advisors to the Secretary of the Navy. They supervise their respective military services of the Department of the Navy, and in a separate capacity serve as members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff . They are assisted by a vice chief of naval operations and an assistant commandant of the Marine Corps . The Department of the Navy comprises two uniformed services :
153-569: The Department of Defense as a unified department for all military services; the DON, along with the Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force , became a component of the DoD, subject to the authority, direction and control of the secretary of defense . From 2001 to 2019, proposals to rename the Department of the Navy to the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps were introduced with wide support in
170-566: The Navy Paul Nitze and John Howard Dalton have also supported the change. Despite having consistent support in both the House of Representatives and Senate, the proposal consistently failed to pass due to the intervention of Senator and former Navy officer John McCain , who served as the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee . Vice Chief of Naval Operations The vice chief of naval operations ( VCNO )
187-500: The Navy ( DON ) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America . It was established by an Act of Congress on 30 April 1798, at the urging of Secretary of War James McHenry , to provide a government organizational structure to the United States Navy (USN). Since 1834, the department has exercised jurisdiction over the United States Marine Corps (USMC), and during wartime
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#1732837568999204-597: The Navy as part of the Department of the Navy, stating in 2018, "The Marine Corps is an equal member of this department, and therefore, deserves equal recognition in its title." In 2013, the Congressional Budget Office estimated the cost of a name change to be only $ 500,000 over several years. His proposal had strong support in the House of Representatives and Senate , with 98 percent of house members and 80 percent of senators supporting it in 2008. In 2010, it set
221-427: The Navy is composed of the following: From 2001 until his death in 2019, Congressman Walter B. Jones Jr. introduced legislation to rename the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps . The legislation would have also renamed the Secretary of the Navy to the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps. Congressman Jones put forward the legislation to give the Marine Corps equal recognition with
238-516: The United States Congress, but failed due to the opposition of Senator and former U.S. Navy officer John McCain . The Department of the Navy is headed by the secretary of the Navy , also known as the SECNAV in naval jargon, who has the authority to conduct all of the affairs of the department, subject to lawful authority, the secretary of defense , and the president. The secretary of the Navy
255-553: The change. Former famous marines have also voiced support including Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey , who stated in 2010 "When we die, when mama and dada get that letter of condolence, it would be kind of nice if the Marine Corps was mentioned...just change the letterhead. What's the harm in that? These young men and women are fighting and losing their lives for this country. We aren't asking for our own department. We are reasonable people. We are just asking for an honorable mention." Former secretaries of
272-529: The four senior commissioned officers on the two military service staffs: Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) and Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC). The vice chief is the principal deputy of the chief of Naval operations (CNO). The vice chief may also perform other delegated duties that either the secretary of the Navy or the CNO assigns to him or her. If the CNO is absent or is unable to perform their duties, then
289-456: The vice chief assumes the duties and responsibilities of the CNO. Within the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations , while there are several Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations (DCNOs) of either three or two star rank, there is only one VCNO. The vice chief is appointed by the president of the United States , and must be confirmed via majority vote by the Senate . While there is not a fixed term nor
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