Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

Under Secretary of Defense
for Personnel and Readiness
Flag of an Under Secretary of Defense
since 8 September 2023
Department of Defense
AbbreviationUSD (P&R)
Member ofOffice of the Secretary of Defense
Reports toSecretary of Defense
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the President
Formation16 March 1994 (1994-03-16)
First holderEdwin Dorn
Salary$165,300
WebsiteOfficial website

The under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, or USD (P&R) is a high-ranking civilian position in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) within the United States Department of Defense responsible for advising the secretary and deputy secretary of defense on recruitment, career development, pay and benefits, and oversight of the state of military readiness. The under secretary is appointed from civilian life by the president and confirmed by the Senate to serve at the pleasure of the President.

Ashish Vazirani is the current acting under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, serving since 8 September 2023. Additionally, he exercises day-to-day supervision of the Department of Defense Education Activity and the Defense Commissary Agency.[1]

The previous most recent under secretary was Gil Cisneros, who served from 24 August 2021 to 8 September 2023.

  1. ^ "OSD P&R Leadership". prhome.defense.gov. Retrieved 17 October 2019. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.