Lieutenant Junior Grade

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US Navy LTJG

Lieutenant Junior Grade ( LTJG ) is an officer rank in the US Navy and US Coast Guard .

The LTJG leads as a junior officer ( junior officer ) enlisted personnel and Petty Officer . The regular salutation is Lieutenant . The officer must have served as an ensign for at least two years after receiving the officer license before he can be promoted to the LTJG (18 months in the US Coast Guard).

The US Navy and US Coast Guard LTJG is the equivalent of the US Army , US Marine Corps and US Air Force First Lieutenant . In the NATO rank code system, he has level OF-1a and is therefore also the equivalent of a first lieutenant at sea in the German Navy or a sub-lieutenant OF-1 in the Royal Navy and other navies that are based on the Commonwealth system.

See also

Ranks of the United States Armed Forces

Individual evidence

1. ^ Robert Hickey: Honor & Respect - The Official Guide To Names, Titles & Adress. The Protocol School Of Washington, accessed January 24, 2016 . 
2. ^ Regulations To Govern The Promotion Of Limited Duty Officers. Promotion guidelines. (No longer available online.) In: Navy Personnel Command. United States Navy, archived from the original on January 24, 2016 ; accessed on January 24, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.