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A lieutenant (UK: / l ɛ f ˈ t ɛ n ən t / lef-TEN-ənt, US: / l uː-/ loo-; [1] abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, security services and police forces.
A lieutenant commander providing medical care aboard USNS Comfort. Lieutenant commander (LCDR) is a junior officer rank in the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps), with the pay grade of O-4 and NATO rank code OF-3.
Lieutenant, junior grade (pay grade O-2), abbreviated as LTJG and sometimes referred as "lieutenant j.g." It is equivalent to the rank of First Lieutenant, sometimes called simply "lieutenant," in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.
The post of first lieutenant in a shore establishment carries a similar responsibility to that of the first lieutenant of a capital ship. In the U.S. Navy or U.S. Coast Guard, the billet of first lieutenant describes the officer in charge of the deck department or division, depending on the size of the ship. In smaller ships that have only a ...
The responsibilities of a lieutenant vary within the department. At the Troop level, a lieutenant is typically the commander of a shift. Other Lieutenants in other divisions may command a unit. Lieutenants wear gold-colored metal bars on each epaulet. Sergeants act as assistant shift commanders or duty officers.
The lieutenant colonel was sometimes known as "lieutenant to the colonel." [citation needed] In British practice, regiments were commanded by their lieutenant colonels, as the colonel was a titular position [8] (with the incumbent absent from the regiment serving as a senior staff officer, a general officer, or as a member of the nobility).
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 .
Lieutenant Commander (also hyphenated lieutenant-commander and abbreviated Lt Cdr, [1] LtCdr., [2] LCDR, [3] [4] or LCdr [5]) is a commissioned officer rank in many navies. The rank is superior to a lieutenant and subordinate to a commander .