If confirmed by the Senate, the new leader of the Naval Academy will be the first Marine General to hold the post.
JD Vance gives an opening speech at his graduation from the Navy Academy
Vice President JD Vance spoke to the graduates of the 2025 Naval Academy graduate, emphasizing his responsibility as a future officer.
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Pete Hegses is changing leadership at the U.S. Naval Academy, replacing the first woman and moving the honorable post to be placed on the first Marine General.
Hegses announced Friday that Vice Admiral Michael J. Borglug’s Marine Corps has been appointed superintendent of the Naval Academy by President Donald Trump, who hopes that current superintendent Vice President Yvette David will replace him as head of the Naval Operations Staff.
The move is the latest change in the military’s top since the confirmation of Hegses. He and Trump fired Air Force General CQ Brown, the military’s most senior officer. There was also Vice-General Lisa Francetti, the first woman to lead the Navy.
Before being appointed Secretary of Defense, Heggs said in a podcast interview that “Straight” does not belong to the military combat role. He overturned his position a few weeks later as he faced a difficult path to confirming the Senate.
David, who has overseen the Naval Academy since January 2024, has been moved from his premier position than his usual tenure. However, unless Congress approves the exemption, she has not retired, as is necessary for a former supervisor.
In a statement, Navy’s secretary John C. Phelan said that both David and Borgschult “represent the finest naval service.”
David is honored to have been appointed vice chief of naval operations and looks forward to “continuing to serve alongside America’s most powerful fighter planes.”
Both David and Borgulte must be confirmed by the Senate.
