President-elect Donald Trump has chosen John Phelan, a businessman and investor with no military experience, to become the next Secretary of the Navy.
Phelan, if confirmed, would be the first person in 15 years to lead the Navy without having served in any branch of the armed forces.
“He will put the business of the U.S. Navy above all else.”As the 79th Navy Secretary, Phelan would oversee more than 900,000 people and an annual budget of more than $210 billion.
Twenty out of 26 people to be confirmed as Navy secretary over the last 70 years were veterans, the Military Times reported.
On Nov. 12, Trump announced he would nominate Pete Hegseth, a combat veteran and former Fox News host, to be the Secretary of Defense.
Persons:
Donald Trump, John Phelan, Phelan, “, ”, Trump, Phelan’s, ” “ John, ” Trump, Carlos Del Toro, Pete Hegseth, Hegseth
Organizations:
NBC News, Trump, Rugger Management, Harvard Business School, U.S . Navy, Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Coast Guard, Command, Military Times, Fox News, Defense, Army National Guard
Locations:
Palm Beach , Florida, Afghanistan, Iraq, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba