Lieutenant

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LTJG insignia.

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 Corps, Lieutenant (junior grade) ^[1][2] (LTJG) is a junior officer, with the pay grade of O-2. Lieutenant, junior grade ranks above ensign and below lieutenant. Lieutenant, junior grade is equivalent to a first lieutenant in the other uniformed services.

As an armed forces commissioned officer, a lieutenant, j.g. leads non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

The time for promotion to LTJG is a minimum of two years after commissioning in the Navy or eighteen months in the Coast Guard.

The equivalent rank in the United States Army, United States Marine Corps and United States Air Force is first lieutenant. In the Royal Navy and the navies of many Commonwealth countries, the equivalent rank is Sub-Lieutenant.

Prior to March 3, 1883, this rank was known as master in the United States Navy.^[3]

Notable Lieutenant (j.g.)s

• Neil Armstrong, the Apollo 11 Commander, and the first man on the moon, was a Naval Aviator before his years as an astronaut. He was an Ensign in the Navy and was later a Lieutenant (j.g.) in the Naval Reserve.

Fictional Lieutenant (j.g.)s

• Douglas A. 'Doug' Roberts from Mister Roberts.
• H. Paynter, Jr. from The Caine Mutiny.
• Saavik from the Star Trek movies.
• Nick "Goose" Bradshaw from Top Gun.
• Worf and Geordi LaForge from Star Trek: TNG, during the first two seasons.
• Daniel Alistair Kaffee from A Few Good Men.
• Tim O'Neill for the entire run of seaQuest DSV.
• Lonnie Henderson during the final season of seaQuest DSV.
• Bud Roberts in JAG for some of the series.
• Harriet Simms in JAG for some of the series.
• Meg Austin in JAG season 1.
• Caitlin Pike in JAG when introduced.
• Master Pierce Rayer (Earth Federal Forces) and Visch Donahue ("The Wild Thunder of Zeon") in Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise From the Ashes.
• Julian Minci (Free Planets Alliance) for much of the Legend of the Galactic Heroes anime.
• Nick Holden (Tony Curtis) a character in the 1959 Blake Edwards film Operation Petticoat.
• Cathy Connors (Barbara Eden) and Danny Romano (Frankie Avalon) in the 1961 motion picture Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

See also

• Comparative military ranks
• U.S. Navy officer rank insignia

References

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v • d • e United States commissioned officer and officer candidate ranks
	Officer candidate	O-1	O-2	O-3	O-4	O-5	O-6	O-7	O-8	O-9	O-10	Special	Special
Approximate insignia:	(no universal insignia)												(no authorized insignia)
Air Force:	CDT / OT	2d Lt	1st Lt	Capt	Maj	Lt Col	Col	Brig Gen	Maj Gen	Lt Gen	Gen	GOAF[1][4]	[2]
Army:	CDT / OC	2LT	1LT	CPT	MAJ	LTC	COL	BG	MG	LTG	GEN	GA[1][4]	General of the Armies[1][4]
Marine Corps:	Midn / Cand	2ndLt	1stLt	Capt	Maj	LtCol	Col	BGen	MajGen	LtGen	Gen	[2]	[2]
Navy:	MIDN / OC	ENS	LTJG	LT	LCDR	CDR	CAPT	RDML	RADM	VADM	ADM	FADM[1][4]	Admiral of the Navy[1][4]
Coast Guard:	CDT	ENS	LTJG	LT	LCDR	CDR	CAPT	RDML	RADM	VADM	ADM	[2]	[2]
Public Health Service:	[2]	ENS	LTJG	LT	LCDR	CDR	CAPT	RADM	RADM	VADM	ADM	[2]	[2]
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:	[2]	ENS	LTJG	LT	LCDR	CDR	CAPT	RDML	RADM	VADM[1][4]	[3]	[2]	[2]
Grade inactive [1] Grade never created [2] Grade is authorized for use by U.S. Code but has not been created [3] Grade requires Congressional approval for re-activation [4]