Chain of COmmand

Military Chain of Command

1. President (Commander in Chief): Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.

2. Vice President (VP): Kamala Harris

3. Secretary of State (SoS): Antony Blinken

4. Secretary of Defense (SecDef): Lloyd Austin

5. Secretary of the Navy (SecNav): Carlos Del Toro

6. Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff: General Mark A. Milley

7. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO): Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti [USN]

8. Commandant of the Marine Corps: General Eric M. Smith [USMC]

9. Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON): James Honea [USN]

10. Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC): Sergeant Major Carlos A. Ruiz [USMC]

11. Naval Education and Training Command (NETC): Rear Admiral Jeffery Czerewko [USN]

12. Naval Service Training Command (NSTC): Captain Craig T. Mattingly [USN]

13. Governor of Florida - Ron DeSantis [USN Reserve Lt. Commander]

14. NJROTC Area 7 Manager : Commander Patrick Thurman [USN Retired]

15. Nova High School Principal : Dr. Olayemi A. Awofadeju

16. Senior Naval Science Instructor (SNSI) : Chief Warrant Officer Five John Salgado [USN Retired]

17. Naval Science Instructor (NSI) : Master Chief Petty Officer Christopher Ellis [USCG Retired]