{"id":46592,"date":"2024-01-12T18:15:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T18:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/01\/12\/us-naval-academy-confirms-new-superintendent\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:59:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:59:59","slug":"us-naval-academy-confirms-new-superintendent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/01\/12\/us-naval-academy-confirms-new-superintendent\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Naval Academy confirms new superintendent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Vice Adm. Yvette Davids has been confirmed as the next superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy \u2014 the first woman<\/a> to ever hold the post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and then-Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday nominated Davids to serve as the superintendent of the school in April. But her confirmation was among the hundreds delayed by a Senate hold on military confirmations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Superintendent is indeed more than just a president of a college \u2013 they are a leader, a mentor, a role model for everyone stationed here over the years \u2013 from the most junior Sailor and Midshipman to the senior-most faculty members and military officers,\u201d Del Toro said during a change of command ceremony on Thursday, according to a Navy news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTheir vision, their decisions, their conduct shapes the future leaders of our Fleet and our Force, ensuring that this institution graduates men and women of honor, of courage, and of commitment to our national security to ensure the United States of America remains a beacon of hope and prosperity,\u201d Del Toro said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t