Lieutenant (junior grade)
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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 Corps, with the pay grade of O-2.[1][2] The rank is also used in the United States Maritime Service and the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps.
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]
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Notable LTJGs [edit]
- Neil Armstrong, Korean War Naval Aviator and Commander, Apollo 11
- George H. W. Bush, the 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 (later 35th President of the United States)
- Bob Kerrey, 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 [edit]
- 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
- Meg Austin (Tracey Needham) in the TV series JAG
- Felix Gaeta in Battlestar Galactica
- Reginald Barclay in Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Iroquois Pliskin in Metal Gear Solid 2. Solid Snake was disguised as this US 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
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ 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".
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| Air Force | Cadet / OT | 2d Lt | 1st Lt | Capt | Maj | Lt Col | Col | Brig Gen | Maj Gen | Lt Gen | Gen | GAF[1] | [3] | |
| Army | CDT / OC | 2LT | 1LT | CPT | MAJ | LTC | COL | BG | MG | LTG | GEN | GA[1] | GAS[1] | |
| Marine Corps | Midn / Cand | 2ndLt | 1stLt | Capt | Maj | LtCol | Col | BGen | MajGen | LtGen | Gen | [3] | [3] | |
| Navy | MIDN / OC | ENS | LTJG | LT | LCDR | CDR | CAPT | RDML | RADM | VADM | ADM | FADM[1] | AN[1] | |
| Coast Guard | CDT / OC | ENS | LTJG | LT | LCDR | CDR | CAPT | RDML | RADM | VADM | ADM | [3] | [3] | |
| Public Health Service | [3] | ENS | LTJG | LT | LCDR | CDR | CAPT | RADM | RADM | VADM | ADM | [3] | [3] | |
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[3] | ENS | LTJG | LT | LCDR | CDR | CAPT | RDML | RADM | VADM[1] |
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[2] Grade is authorized by the U.S. Code for use but has not been created [3] Grade has never been created or authorized |
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| 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] |
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[2] Grade is authorized for use by U.S. Code but has not been created [3] Grade never created or authorized |
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