Reports to Secretary of the Navy First holder James Forrestal | Formation August 22, 1940 | |
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Style Madam Under Secretary
The Honorable
(formal address in writing) Appointer The President
with the advice and consent of the Senate Succession 18th in SecDef succession | ||
The Under Secretary of the Navy is the second-highest ranking civilian official in the United States Department of the Navy. The Under Secretary, called the "Under" in Pentagon slang, reports to the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV).
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