James P. Waters

James Preston Waters III^[1] (born 1967)^[2] is a United States Navy rear admiral who has served as commander of the Navy Recruiting Command since March 27, 2024.^[3] He most recently served as the Director of Military Personnel Plans and Policy of the U.S. Navy from 2021 to 2024. Previously, he served as the Commander of Submarine Group 2 from 2019 to 2021.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

James P. Waters
Official portrait, 2024
Born	1967 (age 57–58)
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1989–present
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Navy Recruiting Command Submarine Group 2 Submarine Squadron 4 USS Virginia (SSN-774)

Raised in Ellington, Connecticut, Waters earned a B.S. degree in systems engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1989. Awarded a W.H.G. FitzGerald Scholarship, he continued his education at Oxford University until 1991.^[4][9]