What is the Navy's Senior Officer?

• A. Chief of Naval Operations
• B. Commandant of the Marine Corps
• C. Chief of Staff of the US Army
• D. Chief of Staff of the US Air Force

Answer: (A)

In the Navy, the senior officer is the Chief of Naval Operations. This four-star admiral leads the Navy, shaping readiness and policy, and serves as the principal military advisor to the Secretary of the Navy (and to higher levels of government as needed). The Commandant of the Marine Corps leads the Marine Corps, not the Navy; the Chief of Staff of the Army leads the Army; and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force leads the Air Force. So the Chief of Naval Operations is the Navy’s top officer.