Vice Admiral John C. Harvey, Jr. Chief of Naval Personnel Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Manpower, Personnel, Training & Education) United States Navy

Admiral Harvey was born and raised in Baltimore, Md. He received his commission from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1973 and immediately commenced training in the Navy’s Nuclear Propulsion program.

Vice Adm. Harvey has served at sea in USS Enterprise (CVN 65), USS Bainbridge (CGN 25), USS McInerney (FFG 8), as Reactor Officer in USS Nimitz (CVN 68), and as Executive Officer in USS Long Beach (CGN 9). He commanded USS David R Ray (DD 971), USS Cape St. George (CG 71) and Cruiser-Destroyer Group Eight/Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group. Vice Adm. Harvey has deployed to the North and South Atlantic; the Mediterranean, Baltic and Red Seas; the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and the Arabian Gulf.

Ashore, Vice Adm. Harvey has served at the Bureau of Naval Personnel (two tours), as the Senior Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy), as Director, Total Force Programming and Manpower Management Division (OPNAV N12), and as Deputy for Warfare Integration (OPNAV N7F).

On 22 November 2005, Vice Adm. Harvey assumed duties as the Navy’s 54th Chief of Naval Personnel. He serves concurrently as the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Manpower, Personnel, Training & Education).

Education: Phillips Exeter Academy, 1969
U. S. Naval Academy, BS in Political Science, 1973
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, MA in Public Administration, 1988.