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Lieutenant (United States)
The
military rank
of
lieutenant
, in the
United States Navy
,
United States Coast Guard
,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps
, and
United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
, the rank of lieutenant is divided between:
Lieutenant
, equivalent to a
Captain
in the U.S. Army, Air Force & Marines
Lieutenant junior grade
, sometimes referred as "lieutenant j.g."
In the
United States Army
, Air Force, and
Marine Corps
is divided between:
First lieutenant
, sometimes called simply "lieutenant"
Second lieutenant
, equivalent to an
Ensign
in the Navy
,
Coast Guard
, NOAA-COO & PHS-CC
During the
American Civil War
,
brevet
second lieutenants in the
Union Army
and
Confederate States Army
were sometimes also known as "third lieutenants".
Police and
fire departments
in the
United States
may also use the rank of lieutenant.