Under Secretary of Defense Dr. David S. C. Chu

The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness is a high-ranking position in the United States Department of Defense responsible for advising the 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. The current Under Secretary is David S. C. Chu, who was sworn in on June 1, 2001. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The United States Department of Defense (DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the military. ... The United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the United States Department of Defense, concerned with the armed services and The Secretary is a member of the Presidents Cabinet. ... Recruitment refers to the process of finding possible candidates for a job or function, usually undertaken by recruiters. ... In organizational development (or OD), the study of career development looks at: how individuals manage their careers within and between organizations and how organizations structure the career progress of their members, can be tied into succession planning within some organizations. ... The presidential seal was first used in 1880 by President Rutherford B. Hayes and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      Senate composition following 2006 elections The United States Senate is... Under Secretary of Defense Dr. David S. C. Chu David S. C. Chu (朱思九; pinyin: ZhÅ« SÄ«jiÇ”) is the United States Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) responsible as the senior policy advisor on recruitment, career development, pay and benefits, and overseeing the state of military readiness. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Under Secretary has oversight of the Defense Health Program, Defense Commissaries and Exchanges, Defense Education Activity, and the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute. The Under Secretary is also responsible for training, health affairs, National Guard and Reserve affairs, personnel requirements for weapons support, and military and civilian family matters, subject to the authority of the Secretary of Defense. The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is a civilian agency of the U.S. Department of Defense. ... The United States National Guard is a component of the United States Army (the Army National Guard) and the United States Air Force (the Air National Guard). ... The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. ...

The position was first established when the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 was signed by President Clinton on November 30, 1993. Since the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 was signed on October 5, 1999, the Under Secretary has been responsible for establishing standards on deployment of units away from assigned duty stations, the length of time they may be away for a deployment away from assigned duty stations, and for establishing systems for reporting tracking deployments. The "Personnel and Readiness" component of the Department of Defense is sometimes abbreviated to "P&R." William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (279th in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

Former Under Secretaries of Defense for Personnel and Readiness include Bernard Rostker and Rudy de Leon.

External links

• Biography of David S. C. Chu at the Department of Defense website
• Personnel and Readiness website
• 10 U.S.C. § 136
• National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994
• National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000
• "Rokster Slated For Top Pentagon Personnel And Readiness Position". U.S. Department of Defense press release.
• Military biography of Bernard D. Brokster