Her career assignments trace the history of how women in the Navy have fought for the same combat jobs that men have always had.Īt the time she was commissioned, women joining the fleet as surface warfare officers were typically limited to serving on so-called auxiliary ships that carried cargo, fuel, ammunition or repaired warships and submarines. Biden chose her.Īccording to her official biography, Admiral Franchetti received her commission in 1985 through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Northwestern University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
In a statement announcing her nomination, the White House cited Admiral Franchetti’s “extensive operational and policy experience” as among the reasons Mr. Austin said in a statement.Ĭurrently the Navy’s vice chief, Admiral Franchetti will serve in an acting role as the Navy’s top officer, awaiting confirmation by the Senate - a process that Senator Tommy Tuberville, Republican of Alabama, has blocked for hundreds of admirals and generals in an attempt to force the Pentagon to drop a policy offering time off and travel reimbursement to service members who need to go out of state for abortions. “She will continue to inspire all of us,” Mr. Austin III, the secretary of defense, said he was proud that Admiral Franchetti had been selected to be the first woman to lead the Navy and to serve as a permanent member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Lisa Franchetti to become the Navy’s highest-ranking officer following the retirement of Adm. The White House announced on Friday that President Biden intends to nominate Adm. Navy has gone to a man, but that will change if President Biden’s pick to become the service’s top uniformed leader is confirmed. Since the days of John Paul Jones and the American Revolution, the top job in the U.S. Lisa Franchetti at a ceremony in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes in June.
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