James P. Waters

James P. Waters
Official portrait, 2024
Born1967 (age 56–57)
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1989–present
RankRear Admiral
CommandsNavy Recruiting Command
Submarine Group 2
Submarine Squadron 4
USS Virginia (SSN-774)

James Preston Waters III[1] (born 1967)[2] is a United States Navy rear admiral who has served as commander of the Navy Recruiting Command since March 27, 2024.[3] He most recently served as the Director of Military Personnel Plans and Policy of the U.S. Navy from 2021 to 2024. Previously, he served as the Commander of Submarine Group 2 from 2019 to 2021.[4][5][6][7][8]

Raised in Ellington, Connecticut, Waters earned a B.S. degree in systems engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1989. Awarded a W.H.G. FitzGerald Scholarship, he continued his education at Oxford University until 1991.[4][9]

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  2. ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 174. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Madrigal, Jose (March 27, 2024). "NRC Change of Command". DVIDS. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Rear Admiral James Waters III". www.navy.mil. April 7, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  5. ^ Atlantic, From Commander, Submarine Force (April 2021). "Submarine Group Two welcomes new commander". Military News.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Submarine Group Two Welcomes New Commander". DVIDS.
  7. ^ Affairs, From U. S. Submarine Forces Public (October 4, 2019). "Navy Reestablishes Submarine Group 2". Hanford Sentinel.
  8. ^ Staff, Seapower (February 24, 2021). "SECDEF Announces Navy Rear Admiral Nominations".
  9. ^ "Notable Graduates: FitzGerald Scholars". Annapolis, Maryland: U.S. Naval Academy. Retrieved August 14, 2021.