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. Organization of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) The principal deputies of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) are: Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Total Force Transformation) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Military Personnel Policy) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Reserve Affairs) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Civilian Human Resources) Assistant General Counsel of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) oversees the following organizations: Secretary of the Navy Council of Review Boards Physical Evaluation Board Naval Discharge Review Board Naval Clemency and Parole Board Combat Related Special Compensation Board Navy Department Board of Decorations and Medals Board of Corrections of Naval Records The principal military advisors of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) are: Chief of Naval Personnel Chief of Naval Education and Training Chief of Navy Reserve Surgeon General of the United States Navy Deputy Commandant of the United States Marine Corps (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) Assistant Secretaries References Profile at Navy Department Library ASN M&RA Webpage Office of the Secretary of the Navy