Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness information
United States government official
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Flag of an Under Secretary of Defense
Incumbent Ashish Vazirani Acting since 8 September 2023
Department of Defense
Abbreviation
USD (P&R)
Member of
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Reports to
Secretary of Defense
Appointer
The President with Senate advice and consent
Term length
At the pleasure of the President
Formation
16 March 1994 (1994-03-16)
First holder
Edwin Dorn
Salary
$165,300
Website
Official 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.
^"OSD P&R Leadership". prhome.defense.gov. Retrieved 17 October 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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