Lieutenant (junior grade)
Naval officer ranks |
Flag officers: |
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Admiral of the fleet • Fleet admiral • Grand admiral |
Senior officers: |
Captain • Capt at sea • Capt of sea and war • Ship-of-the-line Capt |
Junior officers: |
Captain lieutenant • Lieutenant • Ship-of-the-line lieutenant |
Lieutenant (junior grade) (LTJG) is a junior commissioned 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, with the pay grade of O-2.[1][2] The rank is also used in the United States Maritime Service.
Lieutenant, junior grade ranks above ensign and below lieutenant and is equivalent to a first lieutenant in the other uniformed services (the Army, Marine Corps and Air Force) and sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy and the navies of many Commonwealth countries.
Promotion to LTJG is governed by Department of Defense policies derived from the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act of 1980. DOPMA guidelines suggest all "fully qualified" ensigns should be promoted to LTJG. The time for promotion to LTJG is a minimum of two years after commissioning in the Navy or 18 months in the Coast Guard. Lieutenants, junior grade typically lead petty officers and non-rated personnel, unless assigned to small aircraft or on staff duty. A LTJG's usual shipboard billet is as a Division Officer.
Lieutenant, junior grade is often referred to colloquially as JG ("Jay-Gee"). Prior to March 3, 1883, this rank was known in the Navy as master.[3]
Notable LTJGs
- Neil Armstrong, Korean War Naval Aviator and Commander, Apollo 11
- Paul Brown, exceptional High School, College and Pro level American Football Coach
- George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States[4]
- Albert David, only Atlantic Fleet sailor awarded the Medal of Honor in World War II
- Henry Fonda, American film and stage actor
- L. Ron Hubbard, science fiction writer and founder of scientology
- John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States
- Bob Kerrey, Navy SEAL Medal of Honor recipient and U.S. Senator
- Harvey Milk, gay rights activist and member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
- Thomas R. Norris, Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient
- David Robinson, U.S. Naval Academy (Class of 1987) and National Basketball Association (NBA) Hall of Fame player[5]
- Malcolm Wilson, New York politician
Fictional LTJGs
- Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable in the TV series The Cosby Show
- Douglas A. 'Doug' Roberts in the TV series Mister Roberts
- John Wayne as 'Rusty' in the film They Were Expendable
- H. Paynter, Jr. in The Caine Mutiny
- Nick "Goose" Bradshaw in Top Gun
- Daniel Alistair Kaffee and Sam Weinberg in A Few Good Men
- Bright Noa in Mobile Suit Gundam
- Tim O'Neill and Lonnie Henderson in seaQuest DSV
- Nick Holden (Tony Curtis) in the 1959 Blake Edwards film Operation Petticoat
- Cathy Connors (Barbara Eden) and Danny Romano (Frankie Avalon) in the 1961 film Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
- Richard Crenna as Collins in The Sand Pebbles (film)
- Meg Austin (Tracey Needham) in the TV series JAG
- Felix Gaeta in Battlestar Galactica
- Saavik in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- Reginald Barclay in Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Iroquois Pliskin in Metal Gear Solid 2. Solid Snake was disguised as this U.S. Navy SEAL
- Tom Paris in Star Trek: Voyager
- Ezri Dax was promoted from Ensign to LTJG by Captain Benjamin Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space 9
- Fred Boynton (played by Chris Eigeman) in the Whit Stillman film Barcelona.
See also
- Comparative military ranks
- U.S. Navy officer rank insignia
References
- ↑ 10 USC 5501. Navy: grades above chief warrant officer, W–5
- ↑ 37 USC 201. Pay grades: assignment to; general rules
- ↑ Mallory, John A. (1914). Compiled Statutes of the United States 1913 1. St. Paul: Wast Publishing Company. p. 1062.
- ↑ U.S. Navy history of LTJG George H. W. Bush
- ↑ "G.I. Jobs -April 2008".
United States uniformed services commissioned officer and officer candidate ranks | ||||||||||||||
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Pay grade / branch of service | Officer candidate |
O-1 | O-2 | O-3 | O-4 | O-5 | O-6 | O-7 | O-8 | O-9 | O-10 | O-11 (Obs.) |
Special grade | |
Approximate insignia[1][2] | [2] | |||||||||||||
Army | CDT / OC | 2LT | 1LT | CPT | MAJ | LTC | COL | BG | MG | LTG | GEN | GA[3] | GAS[3] | |
Marine Corps | Midn / Cand | 2ndLt | 1stLt | Capt | Maj | LtCol | Col | BGen | MajGen | LtGen | Gen | [5] | [5] | |
Navy | MIDN / OC | ENS | LTJG | LT | LCDR | CDR | CAPT | RDML | RADM | VADM | ADM | FADM[3] | AN[3] | |
Air Force | Cadet / OT / OC | 2d Lt | 1st Lt | Capt | Maj | Lt Col | Col | Brig Gen | Maj Gen | Lt Gen | Gen | GAF[3] | [5] | |
Coast Guard | CDT / OC | ENS | LTJG | LT | LCDR | CDR | CAPT | RDML | RADM | VADM | ADM | [5] | [5] | |
Public Health Service | [OC] | ENS | LTJG | LT | LCDR | CDR | CAPT | RADM | RADM | VADM | ADM | [5] | [5] | |
NOAA Corps | OC | ENS | LTJG | LT | LCDR | CDR | CAPT | RDML | RADM | VADM | [4] | [5] | [5] | |
[2]Unofficial 1945 proposal for General of the Armies insignia; John J. Pershing's GAS insignia: ; George Dewey's AN insignia: [3] Rank used for specific officers during World War II and Korea only, not permanent addition to rank structure [4] Grade is authorized by the U.S. Code for use but has not been created [5] Grade has never been created or authorized |
United States warrant officer ranks | |||||
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W-1 | W-2 | W-3 | W-4 | W-5 | |
Air Force | WO1[1] | CWO2[1] | CWO3[1] | CWO4[1] | CWO5[1] |
Army | WO1 | CW2 | CW3 | CW4 | CW5 |
Marine Corps | WO1 | CWO2 | CWO3 | CWO4 | CWO5 |
Navy | WO1[1] | CWO2 | CWO3 | CWO4 | CWO5 |
Coast Guard | WO1[1] | CWO2 | CWO3 | CWO4 | [2] |
Public Health Service | [2] | [2] | [2] | [2] | [3] |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
[3] | [3] | [3] | [3] | [3] |
[2] Grade is authorized for use by U.S. Code but has not been created [3] Grade never created or authorized |