Lieutenant (Australian Army)

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commissioned officer rank military rank

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.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commissioned officer rank → military rank →
abbreviation	Lt →
category	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 (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 Regular Army →
usedInConflict	Afghanistan War (2001–2021) → First World War → Iraq War (2003–2011) → Second World War → Vietnam War →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Royal Military College, Duntroon →	confersRank