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  2. Lieutenant - Wikipedia

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    In March 1813, the US Army created the rank of third lieutenant. The rank was used as the entry level officer rank for the Ordnance Department and the Corps of Artillery until March 1821. [92] Throughout the 19th century and until as late as World War II [93] the United States Army sometimes referred to brevet second lieutenants as "third ...

  3. Lieutenant (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The rank of lieutenant is divided between the following: Lieutenant (pay grade O-3), abbreviated as LT and equivalent to a Captain in the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force; Lieutenant, junior grade (pay grade O-2), abbreviated as LTJG and

  4. United States Army officer rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    The structure of United States military ranks had its roots in British military traditions, adopting the same or similar ranks and titles. At the start of the American Revolutionary War in 1775, the Continental Army's lack of standardized uniforms and insignia proved confusing for soldiers in the field.

  5. Lieutenant general (United States) - Wikipedia

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    In the United States Armed Forces, a lieutenant general is a three-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. A lieutenant general ranks above a major general [Note 1] and below a general. The pay grade of lieutenant general is O-9.

  6. Lieutenant colonel (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The rank of lieutenant colonel has existed in the British Army since at least the 16th century and was used in both American colonial militia and colonial regular regiments. [5] The Continental Army continued the British and colonial use of the rank of lieutenant colonel, [6] as the second-in-command to a colonel commanding a regiment. [7]

  7. List of United States Army lieutenant generals since 2020

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    All 91 achieved that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Lieutenant generals entered the Army via several paths: 50 were commissioned via Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) at a civilian university, 26 via the U.S. Military Academy (USMA), eight via ROTC at a senior military college, five via Officer Candidate School (OCS), one via ...

  8. Military rank - Wikipedia

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    Typical army and marine field officer ranks include colonel, lieutenant colonel, major and, in the British army, captains holding an adjutant's or operations officer appointment. In many Commonwealth countries the field rank of brigadier is used, although it fills the position held by brigadier general in other countries.

  9. United States military seniority - Wikipedia

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    For officers of different ranks, seniority is simply determined by who holds the highest rank. For instance, Army colonel is senior to captain and captain senior to lieutenant. Seniority extends across services as for instance major in the Army is senior to captain in the Air Force while commander in the United States Navy is senior to