Chief of Naval Personnel

Trump to Nominate Vice Adm. Mike Gilday to Lead Navy

Vice Adm. Mike Gilday

A three-star surface warfare officer is set to be the Trump Administration’s nominee to lead the Navy, after the previous candidate unexpectedly asked to retire, USNI News has confirmed.

On Wednesday, the White House agreed to put forward Vice Adm. Mike Gilday to be the 32nd Chief of Naval Operations, reported The Wall Street Journal. USNI News has independently confirmed the facts in the story.

Gilday, currently the director of the Joint Staff, will replace Adm. Bill Moran...

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/10/trump-to-nominate-vice-adm-mike-gilday-to-lead-navy

Navy Faces Time Crunch in Nominating Moran Replacement for CNO Job

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran speaks to command master chiefs from around the Navy at the 2019 Leadership Mess Symposium on March 27, 2019. US Navy Photo

The Navy has just weeks to find a new nominee to lead the service, as the Senate has a long list of defense nominees to consider – including the top two positions in the Pentagon – and a five-week recess coming up in early August.

Before his abrupt retirement announcement on Sunday, Adm. Bill Moran was slated to take the helm of...

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/08/navy-faces-time-crunch-in-nominating-moran-replacement-for-cno-job

CNO Nominee Moran Will Retire from Navy Amidst Questions From SECNAV on Judgment

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran speaks to command master chiefs from around the Navy at the 2019 Leadership Mess Symposium on March 27, 2019. US Navy Photo

The admiral confirmed to lead the U.S. Navy starting next month will instead step aside from assuming the chief of naval operations job and retire, service officials confirmed to USNI News on Sunday night.

“I informed the Secretary of the Navy today that I have decided to decline my appointment as the next Chief of Naval...

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/07/cno-nominee-moran-will-retire-from-navy-amidst-questions-from-secnav-on-judgment

CNO Richardson Message to Flags, Senior Navy Civilians on Moran Retirement

The following is the July 8, 2019 message from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson to senior flag officers and civilians on Adm. Bill Moran’s unexpected retirement from the Navy obtained by USNI News.

Subject: Hard News

Team,

It is my sad duty to confirm to you that Adm. Moran has submitted his request to retire. The Secretary of the Navy has accepted his request. He will not serve as the next CNO.

This is an extremely difficult situation, but importantly, this matter strongly reinforces...

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/08/cno-richardson-message-to-flags-senior-navy-civilians-on-moran-retirement

VCNO Moran Nominated for Top Navy Job as Service Prepares for a High-End Future

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran speaks to command master chiefs from around the Navy at the 2019 Leadership Mess Symposium on March 27, 2019. US Navy Photo

The Navy’s number-two officer has been nominated to lead the service as the next chief of naval operations, USNI News has learned.

Adm. Bill Moran’s name was passed to the Senate on Wednesday to fill the service’s top job, according to a notification reviewed by USNI News. Vice Adm. Robert Burke, the current chief of naval...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/11/vcno-moran-nominated-for-top-navy-job-as-service-prepares-for-a-high-end-future

Rear Adm. John Nowell Nominated to be Next Chief of Naval Personnel

Lance Cpl. Nathan Rhodes, a Marine assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD-48), shows Rear Adm. John B. Nowell, then commander Task Force (CTF) 76, how to open the hatch of an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV). US Marine Corps photo

The Navy’s director of military personnel plans and policy, Rear Adm. John Nowell, Jr., has been nominated to become the next chief of naval personnel (N1), USNI News has learned.

If confirmed by the...

https://news.usni.org/2019/02/14/rear-adm-john-nowell-nominated-next-chief-naval-personnel

Navy Launches New Electronic Enlisted Advancement Worksheets

Sailors aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), in Yokosuka, Japan, participate in the Navy-wide E-6 advancement examination in September 2018. U.S. Navy photo

Roughly a third of active duty sailors will be part of a pilot program testing the Navy’s new system intended to cut down on paperwork and errors associated with the Enlisted Advancement Worksheets (EAW).

Starting this month, the Navy is replacing paper versions of the EAW with an electronic automated process that will...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/03/40068

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