By Mallory Shelbourne | USNI News
A Marine Corps officer is in line to lead the U.S. Naval Academy for the first time in its 180-year history, USNI News has learned.
Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte, who is currently the Marine Corps deputy commandant for manpower and reserve affairs, will be nominated to serve as the Naval Academy’s 66th superintendent, two defense officials familiar with the matter confirmed to USNI News.
Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, who has been the superintendent since January 2024, will get renominated for a third star and to serve on the chief of naval operations staff. If confirmed by the Senate, she will serve as the deputy chief of naval operations for operations, plans, strategy and warfighting development, also known as the N3-N5-N7. Vice Adm. Daniel Dwyer, the current N357, will retire next month, USNI News understands.
Historically, the superintendent role has been filled by a U.S. Navy admiral, meaning Borgschulte, if confirmed, would be the first Marine general to serve as the superintendent.
The Marine Corps did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A Navy spokesperson also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Davids was the first female superintendent in the Naval Academy’s history. She’s a career surface warfare officer who graduated from the Academy in 1989, USNI News previously reported.
Davids is married to retired Rear Adm. Keith Davids, a Navy SEAL who was the commander of Naval Special Warfare Command from 2022 to 2024.
Borgschulte is a career aviator who flew helicopters and is a 1991 graduate of the Naval Academy, according to his service biography. Before serving as the deputy commander for manpower and reserve affairs, Borgschulte was 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing’s commanding general. He deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan.
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