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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.

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.

Lieutenants, junior grade typically lead non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel, unless assigned to small aircraft or on staff duty. The time for promotion to LTJG is a minimum of two years after commissioning in the Navy or 18 months in the Coast Guard. Prior to March 3, 1883, this rank was known in the Navy as master.

Notable lieutenants (j.g.)

• George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st President of the United States
• L. Ron Hubbard, Science Fiction writher and founder of Scientology
• David Robinson, U.S. Naval Academy (Class of 1987) and National Basketball Association (NBA) player.
• Harvey Milk Gay rights activist and local government official in San Francisco.

Fictional lieutenants (j.g.)

• 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.
• 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.

See also

• Comparative military ranks
• U.S. Navy officer rank insignia

References

1. 10 USC 5501. Navy: grades above chief warrant officer, W–5
2. 37 USC 201. Pay grades: assignment to; general rules
3. Mallory, John A. (1914). Compiled Statutes of the United States 1913. Vol. 1. St. Paul: Wast Publishing Company. p. 1062.

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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 Wartime grade Special grade Insignia Army CDT / OC 2LT 1LT CPT MAJ LTC COL BG MG LTG GEN GA GAS Marine Corps Midn / Cand 2ndLt 1stLt Capt Maj LtCol Col BGen MajGen LtGen Gen Navy MIDN / OC ENS LTJG LT LCDR CDR CAPT RDML RADM VADM ADM FADM Air Force Cdt / OT 2d Lt 1st Lt Capt Maj Lt Col Col Brig Gen Maj Gen Lt Gen Gen GAF Space Force Cdt / OT 2d Lt 1st Lt Capt Maj Lt Col Col Brig Gen Maj Gen Lt Gen Gen Coast Guard CDT / OC ENS LTJG LT LCDR CDR CAPT RDML RADM VADM ADM PHS Corps OC ENS LTJG LT LCDR CDR CAPT RDML RADM VADM ADM NOAA Corps OC ENS LTJG LT LCDR CDR CAPT RDML RADM VADM No universal insignia for officer candidate rank No official insignia and not currently listed by the Army as an obtainable rank. John J. Pershing's GAS insignia: (collar) (epaulettes) These ranks are reserved for wartime use only, and are still listed as ranks within their respective services Grade is authorized by the U.S. Code for use but has not been created Grade has never been created or authorized

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