Lieutenant (junior grade)
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, United States Merchant Marine USMM, 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.
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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[edit] Notable LTJGs
- Neil Armstrong, Korean War Naval Aviator and Commander, Apollo 11.
- George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States.[4]
- Henry Fonda, American film and stage actor.
- L. Ron Hubbard, science fiction writer and founder of Scientology.
- 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]
[edit] Fictional LTJGs
- Douglas A. 'Doug' Roberts from Mister Roberts.
- H. Paynter, Jr. from The Caine Mutiny.
- Nick "Goose" Bradshaw from Top Gun.
- Daniel Alistair Kaffee from A Few Good Men.
- Sam Weinberg from A Few Good Men.
- Bright Noa from Mobile Suit Gundam
- Tim O'Neill for the entire run of seaQuest DSV.
- Lonnie Henderson during the final season of seaQuest DSV.
- 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.
- Meg Austin (Tracey Needham) from TV Series JAG.
- Felix Gaeta from "Battlestar Galactica (re-imagined series)".
- Reginald Barclay from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- In Metal Gear Solid 2 Solid Snake was disguised as Iroquois Pliskin, a Navy Seal with the LTJG rank.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ [1] 10 USC 5501. Navy: grades above chief warrant officer, W–5
- ^ [2] 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. pp. 1062. http://books.google.com/books?id=L-Y4AAAAIAAJ.
- ^ U.S. Navy history of LTJG George H. W. Bush
- ^ "G.I. Jobs -April 2008". http://www.gijobs.net/gijobs/index.cfm?event=Columns&id=187.
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| Air Force | CDT / 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] | |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
[3] | ENS | LTJG | LT | LCDR | CDR | CAPT | RDML | RADM | VADM[1] |
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| 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] |
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