Lieutenant (Australian Army)
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Lieutenant (Australian Army) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the Australian Army, typically held by graduates of officer training institutions and responsible for leading platoon-sized units.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant (Australian Army) canonical | 6 |
| Lieutenant (Army Reserve) | 1 |
| Lieutenant (Commonwealth armies) | 1 |
| Lieutenant (Royal Australian Navy) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T582944 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lieutenant (Australian Army) Context triple: [Royal Military College, Duntroon, confersRank, Lieutenant (Australian Army)]
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A.
Second Lieutenant
A Second Lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer rank, typically the entry-level position for newly commissioned officers in many armies.
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B.
Cadet Lance Corporal
Cadet Lance Corporal is a junior non-commissioned cadet rank in the Army Cadet Force, typically awarded to cadets showing early leadership potential and responsibility.
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C.
Cadet Sergeant
A Cadet Sergeant is a senior non-commissioned cadet rank typically responsible for leading and training junior cadets and assisting with the organization of unit activities.
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D.
Senior Officer of the United States Army
The Senior Officer of the United States Army is the highest-ranking Army leader responsible for overseeing the service’s operations, readiness, and strategic direction under civilian authority.
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E.
U.S. Army officers
U.S. Army officers are commissioned leaders in the United States Army responsible for planning, directing, and managing military operations, personnel, and resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lieutenant (Australian Army) Target entity description: Lieutenant (Australian Army) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the Australian Army, typically held by graduates of officer training institutions and responsible for leading platoon-sized units.
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A.
Second Lieutenant
A Second Lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer rank, typically the entry-level position for newly commissioned officers in many armies.
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B.
Cadet Lance Corporal
Cadet Lance Corporal is a junior non-commissioned cadet rank in the Army Cadet Force, typically awarded to cadets showing early leadership potential and responsibility.
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C.
Cadet Sergeant
A Cadet Sergeant is a senior non-commissioned cadet rank typically responsible for leading and training junior cadets and assisting with the organization of unit activities.
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D.
Senior Officer of the United States Army
The Senior Officer of the United States Army is the highest-ranking Army leader responsible for overseeing the service’s operations, readiness, and strategic direction under civilian authority.
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E.
U.S. Army officers
U.S. Army officers are commissioned leaders in the United States Army responsible for planning, directing, and managing military operations, personnel, and resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commissioned officer rank
ⓘ
military rank ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Lt ⓘ |
| category |
Australian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Army officers
Military ranks of Australia ⓘ |
| commandLevel | sub-unit level ⓘ |
| commissionedFrom |
Australian Defence Force Academy
ⓘ
Officer Cadet School Portsea ⓘ Royal Military College, Duntroon ⓘ direct entry officer training ⓘ |
| commissionType |
permanent commission
ⓘ
reserve commission ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| equivalentRank |
Flying Officer (Royal Australian Air Force)
ⓘ
Lieutenant (Royal Australian Navy) ⓘ |
| higherRank | Captain (Australian Army) ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | British Army rank of lieutenant ⓘ |
| insignia | two pips ⓘ |
| insigniaShape | Bath star ⓘ |
| insigniaWornOn |
chest rank slides
ⓘ
shoulder ⓘ |
| language | en ⓘ |
| lowerRank |
Second Lieutenant
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Lieutenant (Australian Army)
|
| NATOequivalent | OF-1 ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian Army rank structure ⓘ |
| rankCode | O-1 (Australian context) ⓘ |
| rankGroup | junior officer ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Company Commander
ⓘ
Squadron Commander ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
leading soldiers in training and operations
ⓘ
platoon administration ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Australian Army ⓘ |
| typicalAppointment |
assistant adjutant
ⓘ
platoon commander ⓘ staff officer grade 3 ⓘ troop leader ⓘ |
| typicalCommand |
platoon
ⓘ
troop ⓘ |
| typicalCommandSize | platoon-sized unit ⓘ |
| typicalEntryRequirement | completion of officer training ⓘ |
| typicalTimeInRankBeforePromotion | several years ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Australian Army Reserve
ⓘ
Australian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Regular Army
|
| usedInConflict |
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
ⓘ
surface form:
Afghanistan War (2001–2021)
World War I ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
Iraq War ⓘ
surface form:
Iraq War (2003–2011)
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
Vietnam War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lieutenant (Australian Army) Description of subject: Lieutenant (Australian Army) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the Australian Army, typically held by graduates of officer training institutions and responsible for leading platoon-sized units.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lieutenant (Army Reserve)
this entity surface form:
Lieutenant (Royal Australian Navy)
this entity surface form:
Lieutenant (Commonwealth armies)