Second Lieutenant

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commissioned officer rank junior officer rank military rank

A Second Lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer rank, typically the entry-level position for newly commissioned officers in many armies.

Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	As subject	As object
2LT	0	1
2nd Lt	0	1
Pilot Officer	0	1
Second Lieutenant (Australian Army)	0	1
Second Lieutenant (USSF officer rank)	0	1
Segundo-tenente	0	1
Sub-Lieutenant	0	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commissioned officer rank → junior officer rank → military rank →
hasNATOCode	OF-1 →
hasRankGroup	company-grade officer →
hasRole	lead small units in combat and training → perform administrative and leadership duties →
hasTypicalPromotionTime	about 18–24 months →
hasTypicalPromotionTo	First Lieutenant →
historicalOrigin	European armies of the early modern period →
isAbbreviatedAs	Second Lieutenant self-linksurface differs → surface form: 2LT Second Lieutenant self-linksurface differs → surface form: 2nd Lt Sec Lt →
isAboveRank	Sergeant → Sergeant Major → Warrant Officer →
isAddressedAs	Lieutenant →
isBelowRank	Captain → First Lieutenant → Lieutenant →
isCommissionSource	military academy → officer candidate school → reserve officers training corps →
isEntryLevelRankFor	commissioned officers →
isEquivalentToRank	Ensign → Second Lieutenant self-linksurface differs → surface form: Pilot Officer Second Lieutenant self-linksurface differs → surface form: Sub-Lieutenant
isInMilitaryBranch	air force → army → marine corps →
isUsedByCountry	Australia → Canada → Ghana → India → Ireland → Kenya → New Zealand → Nigeria → Pakistan → Philippines → Singapore → South Africa → United Kingdom → United States of America → surface form: United States
typicalCommand	flight → platoon → troop →
typicalCommandSize	20–50 soldiers →
wearsInsignia	one gold bar in the United States Army → one pip in the British Army → single star in some armies →

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Officer Candidate School (United States Army) → commissionedRankAwarded → Second Lieutenant →

Army Cadet Force → hasAdultRank → Second Lieutenant →

Portuguese military ranks → hasNavyOfficerRank → Second Lieutenant →

this entity surface form: Segundo-tenente

First Lieutenant → higherRankThan → Second Lieutenant →

U.S. Army officers → includesRank → Second Lieutenant →

Second Lieutenant → isAbbreviatedAs → Second Lieutenant self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: 2LT

Second Lieutenant → isAbbreviatedAs → Second Lieutenant self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: 2nd Lt

Second Lieutenant → isEquivalentToRank → Second Lieutenant self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Sub-Lieutenant

Second Lieutenant → isEquivalentToRank → Second Lieutenant self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Pilot Officer

Lieutenant (Australian Army) → lowerRank → Second Lieutenant →

this entity surface form: Second Lieutenant (Australian Army)

First Lieutenant → typicalPromotionFrom → Second Lieutenant →

Guardians → usesRank → Second Lieutenant →

this entity surface form: Second Lieutenant (USSF officer rank)