| Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Franklin_Parker,_Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy.jpg) Incumbent since January 18, 2023Franklin R. Parker | |
| Style | Mr. Secretary The Honorable (formal address in writing) |
| Reports to | Secretary of the Navy Under Secretary of the Navy |
| Seat | The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States |
| Nominator | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | 10. U.S.C. § 8016 |
| Formation | September 1968 |
| First holder | Randolph S. Driver |
| Succession | 18th in SecDef succession by seniority of appointment |
| Deputy | Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, Level IV[1] |
| Website | Official website |
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) (abbreviated as ASN M&RA) is a civilian office in the United States Department of the Navy. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) reports to the Under Secretary of the Navy who in turn reports to the United States Secretary of the Navy.
The office of Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) was created in 1968. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) is responsible for recruiting all of the personnel of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps, including military personnel (both active and reserve), government civilians, contractors, and volunteers. Since 1993, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) has been assisted by the Department of the Navy Force Management Oversight Council, an advisory council of senior military and civilian personnel in the Department of the Navy.