Pat Tracey
| Patricia Ann Tracey | |
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Vice Admiral Patricia Tracey
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| Born |
November 30, 1950 The Bronx, New York |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1970-2004 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | Chief of Naval Education and Training |
| Awards |
Defense Distinguished Service Medal Navy Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) |
| Spouse(s) | Rick Metzer (m. 1977) |
Patricia Ann Tracey (born November 30, 1950) was the first American woman to be promoted to the rank of vice admiral. She retired as a vice admiral in 2004. She held the positions of Chief of Naval Education and Training (CNET) (1996–98), Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy (1998–2001), and Director of Navy Staff from 2001 until the time of her retirement on October 1, 2004. At that time, she was also the all-time senior-ranking female officer in the United States military.
Patricia Ann Tracey was born in The Bronx, New York. She graduated from the Academy of Mount St. Ursula High School in 1966 and graduated from The College of New Rochelle with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics, completed Women's Officer Candidate School, and was commissioned as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy in 1970 in what was then known as the General Unrestricted Line officer designator (110X). She later earned a Master's Degree, with distinction, in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
Her initial assignment in the United States Navy was to the Naval Space Surveillance Systems in Dahlgren, Virginia where she qualified as a Command Center Officer and Orbital Analyst. Following a tour on the staff of the Commander of the Pacific Fleet, she served at the Bureau of Naval Personnel as the Placement Officer for graduate education and service college students. From 1980 to 1982, Tracey served as an extended planning analyst in the Systems Analysis division on the Chief of Naval Operations’ staff. She served as Executive Officer of the Naval Recruiting District in Buffalo, New York, until 1984, where she was assigned as a manpower and personnel analyst in the Program Appraisal Division of the Chief of Naval Operations’ staff.
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