Junior officer

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Common anglophone military ranks
Navies Armies Air forces
Officers
Admiral of the fleet Marshal /
field marshal		 Marshal of
the air force
Admiral General Air chief marshal
Vice admiral Lieutenant general Air marshal
Rear admiral Major general Air vice-marshal
Commodore Brigadier Air commodore
Captain Colonel Group captain
Commander Lieutenant colonel Wing commander
Lieutenant
commander		 Major /
commandant		 Squadron
leader
Lieutenant Captain Flight lieutenant
Sub-lieutenant Lieutenant Flying officer
Ensign 2nd lieutenant Pilot officer
Midshipman Officer cadet Officer cadet
Seamen, soldiers and airmen
Warrant officer Sergeant major /
warrant officer		 Warrant officer
Petty officer Sergeant Sergeant
Leading seaman Corporal Corporal
Seaman Private Aircraftman

junior officer, company officer or Company-grade officer, refers to the lowest operational commissioned officer category of ranks in a military or paramilitary.

The term, company officer or Company-grade officer, is used more in the army, air force, or marine corps as the ranks of captain, Lieutenant grades and other Subaltern ranks originated from the officers in command of a company or equivalent (cavalry squadron/Troop and Artillery battery).[1][2][3][4]

In many armed forces, a junior officer is specifically a commissioned officer holding rank equivalent to a naval lieutenant, an army captain or a flight lieutenant or below.

In the United States Armed Forces, the term is used by the Navy and the Coast Guard for officers in the ranks of Ensign (O-1), Lieutenant, junior grade (O-2), and Lieutenant (O-3).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Commissioned Officers". Ranks. CanadianSoldiers.com. Retrieved 31 January 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Captain". Ranks. canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Lieutenant". Ranks. canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013. 
  4. ↑ "company officer". Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Merriam-Webster, Inc. Retrieved 4 February 2013. 
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