SECNAV
Military abbreviation · Military Term
| Stands for | Secretary of the Navy |
|---|---|
| Categories | Military |
SECNAV stands for Secretary of the Navy, a military term abbreviation.
Civilian head of the Department of the Navy, responsible for organizing, training and equipping the Navy and Marine Corps, and overseeing their budgets, acquisition and personnel policy.
Example: SECNAV announced the name of the new destroyer at a ceremony in Bath, Maine.
Usage notes
The office was created in 1798, and Benjamin Stoddert was the first secretary. SECNAV traditionally names Navy ships. Pronounced "SEC-nav." SECNAV instructions (SECNAVINSTs) set policy for both services. The secretary is assisted by an under secretary and several assistant secretaries.
Related abbreviations
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- SCI – Sensitive compartmented information
- SCIF – Sensitive compartmented information facility
- SDO – Staff duty officer
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- SECDEF – Secretary of Defense
- SERE – Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape
- SIGINT – Signals intelligence
- SIPRNet – Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
- SITREP – Situation report
- SJA – Staff Judge Advocate
- SNAFU – Situation normal: all f***ed up