{"id":82724,"date":"2025-07-21T19:26:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/07\/21\/hegseth-replaces-naval-academy-superintendent\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:54:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:54:37","slug":"hegseth-replaces-naval-academy-superintendent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/07\/21\/hegseth-replaces-naval-academy-superintendent\/","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth replaces Naval Academy superintendent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The head of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, will be reshuffled into a new position, the Defense Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/4249768\/statements-regarding-defense-secretary-announcement-of-presidential-nominations\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/4249768\/statements-regarding-defense-secretary-announcement-of-presidential-nominations\/\">announced<\/a> Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy Vice. Adm. Yvette M. Davids \u2014 the first woman to serve as the superintendent of the school \u2014 was nominated to become deputy chief of naval operations for operations, plans, strategy and warfighting development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVice Adm. Davids has commanded at every level and has led with distinction in some of the most complex security environments of our time,\u201d Navy Secretary John Phelan said in the release announcing her reassignment. \u201cHer strategic vision and operational depth will be an exceptional asset to the Navy and the Department of Defense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte was nominated to replace Davids as superintendent of the academy. He is currently the deputy commandant of manpower and reserve affairs in Quantico, Virginia. If confirmed, he would become the first Marine to hold the post at the Naval Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2025\/03\/17\/dod-leadership-firings-spark-concerns-over-support-for-female-officers\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Franchetti-Interview.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">DOD leadership firings spark concerns over support for female officers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Trump&#039;s administration has removed most of the military&#039;s top-ranking female leaders from their posts in recent weeks.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Davids, a 1989 graduate of the Naval Academy, became the head of the institution on Jan. 11, 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At sea, she moved through the ranks from electrical officer to executive officer, eventually commanding the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Curts in the Western Pacific and Arabian Gulf during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/Leadership\/Flag-Officer-Biographies\/Search\/Article\/2236396\/vice-admiral-yvette-davids\/\" rel=\"\">according<\/a> to her Navy biography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once ashore, she took the role of senior military advisor to the assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs. She served as the commander of Carrier Strike Group 11, was the chief of staff for U.S. Southern Command and took over as acting commander for Naval Surface Force. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Davids\u2019 tenure as superintendent of the Naval Academy lasted about 17 months, previous superintendents have typically served between three years and five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some superintendents have served shorter terms, including Rear Adm. Richard Joseph Naughton, who held the job from 2002 to 2003. Naughton resigned after a military investigation found he had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/politics\/2003\/06\/06\/turmoil-at-naval-academy-began-at-the-top-this-time\/3d7648d8-535c-46a3-8f10-30c90c34b36e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/politics\/2003\/06\/06\/turmoil-at-naval-academy-began-at-the-top-this-time\/3d7648d8-535c-46a3-8f10-30c90c34b36e\/\">abused students and personnel<\/a>, The Washington Post reported at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Department did not specify the reason for Davids\u2019 move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4389\" height=\"3135\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8196123.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8196123.jpg.jpg 4389w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8196123.jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8196123.jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8196123.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,731 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8196123.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8196123.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1463 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4389px) 100vw, 4389px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sideboys render honors as Vice Adm. Yvette Davids is piped aboard during a change of command ceremony in which she properly relieved Rear Adm. Fred Kacher to become the 65th Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy. (MC1 Bobby Baldock\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m honored to be nominated as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, Strategy, and Warfighting Development,\u201d Davids said in Friday\u2019s release. \u201cI look forward to continuing to serve alongside America\u2019s strongest warfighters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump\u2019s administration previously fired two senior female military leaders who were the first women to serve in their positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Lee Fagan was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/01\/21\/coast-guard-commandant-fired-after-trump-returns-to-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/01\/21\/coast-guard-commandant-fired-after-trump-returns-to-white-house\/\">fired the day Trump was inaugurated<\/a>. She had served in the role since June 2022 and was the first uniformed woman to lead the military branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fagan was relieved of her duties over failures to address border security and an \u201cerosion of trust,\u201d according to a senior Department of Homeland Security official, Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/coast-guard-commandant-terminated-over-border-lapses-recruitment-dei-focus-official\" rel=\"\">reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The media organization also cited Fagan\u2019s focus on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, as well as a mishandling of sexual assault cases, as catalysts for her ousting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Feb. 21, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/03\/17\/dod-leadership-firings-spark-concerns-over-support-for-female-officers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/03\/17\/dod-leadership-firings-spark-concerns-over-support-for-female-officers\/\">Trump fired Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti<\/a>, the first woman to serve as the Navy\u2019s top officer and the first to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No reason was given for Franchetti\u2019s firing at the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navy Vice. Adm. Yvette M. 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