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:''This article deals with the rank used in the [[Military Assault Command Operations|MACOs]] and [[Marine]]s. For a similarly named Starfleet rank, see [[lieutenant]].''
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'''Second Lieutenant''' is a military [[rank]]. A traditional infantry rank, second Lieutenant is the lowest officer grade, subordinate to a [[First Lieutenant]]. Infantry [[Lieutenant]]s fall below [[Captain]], and command a platoon, consisting of about thirty troops. In comparison to naval ranking systems, a Second Lieutenant is equivalent to the grade of [[Ensign]] or [[Sublieutenant]], depending on the specific arrangement.
  
   
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'''Second lieutenant''' is the lowest officer [[rank]] used by the [[Military Assault Command Operations|MACOs]] and [[Federation]] [[Marine]]s, superior to enlisted grades and subordinate to [[first lieutenant]] and [[captain (infantry)|captain]]. This grade is often called a 'company officer' grade for being in companies and platoons. Normally, a second lieutenant commands a ''platoon containing ''about 30 marines.
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This rank was used by the [[United States armed forces]] and [[police]], represented by a single rectangular gold bar [[uniform]] [[insignia]] beginning around the [[20th century]]. 2nd Lieutenants existed in other [[Earth]] nations, such as [[World War II]] [[Germany]] and [[Japan]]. Japanese second Lieutenants wore a single star on a red epaulet with one wide center gold braid flanked by thinner braids on either side. In the German armies, this was translated as ''Lieutenant'', but in the [[SS]], second Lieutenants were referred to as ''Untersturmführer'' ("junior storm leader"). The collar insignia for this was a black square bordered with white, with three silver [[pip]]s in a diagonal line.
  
   
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They receive their commission upon completion of Officer Candidate School (OCS) or the Recruit Officer Training Corps (ROTC). An university style education is required to attend OCS and ROTC is a university program to recruit officers into their respective branches.
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A [[Nogami|Japanese officer]] wearing second Lieutenant insignia on his [[epaulet]]s was among the [[Human]]s captured by the [[Briori]] in [[1937]].
  
   
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:''MACO lieutenants did not appear in ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' to avoid audience confusion over rank names.''
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In a [[holodeck]] simulation of a [[Nazi]] campaign in [[France]], a group of [[Hirogen]] hunters took the persona of [[1940s]] German officers. The [[Beta Hirogen]], named [[Turanj]], wore an SS uniform displaying the insignia for ''Untersturmführer''.
  
   
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This rank is also used in the [[Bajoran Militia]] and other armies. (''DS9'')
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An SS ''Untersturmführer'' was part of [[Vosk]] and [[Adolf Hitler]]'s [[alternate timeline]] invasion of the [[USA]].
  
   
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The rank is equivalent to the [[Starfleet]] rank of [[ensign]], and [[lieutenant]] in the [[Federation Starfighter Corps]].
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''From Memory Alpha [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Second_lieutenant] -- the free Star Trek reference''
  
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The term comes from the armies and marines of [[Earth]]. The [[United States Army]] abbreviation was 2LT; the [[Marine|Marine Corps]] used 2ndLt.
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Latest revision as of 00:37, 15 May 2020

This article deals with the rank used in the MACOs and Marines. For a similarly named Starfleet rank, see lieutenant.

Second lieutenant is the lowest officer rank used by the MACOs and Federation Marines, superior to enlisted grades and subordinate to first lieutenant and captain. This grade is often called a 'company officer' grade for being in companies and platoons. Normally, a second lieutenant commands a platoon containing about 30 marines.

They receive their commission upon completion of Officer Candidate School (OCS) or the Recruit Officer Training Corps (ROTC). An university style education is required to attend OCS and ROTC is a university program to recruit officers into their respective branches.

MACO lieutenants did not appear in Star Trek: Enterprise to avoid audience confusion over rank names.

This rank is also used in the Bajoran Militia and other armies. (DS9)

The rank is equivalent to the Starfleet rank of ensign, and lieutenant in the Federation Starfighter Corps.

History[]

The term comes from the armies and marines of Earth. The United States Army abbreviation was 2LT; the Marine Corps used 2ndLt.

Insignia[]

MACO Klingon
ground troops 		Bajoran Militia
MACO - 2LT Klingon Ground Troops - 2ndLt
2ndLt (Bajoran)
Red (Bajoran)
Tal Shiar Federation
Marine Corps 		UESPA Kellarian
Ground Forces
Tal Shiar - 2ndLt
2ndLt (DS9-VOY)
Olive (DS9)
 Red (TOS)
O2 (KSDF)
Gold (KSDF)


Enlisted ranks Etc Officer ranks Flag ranks
Bajoran Militia Pvt
PFC 		LCpl
Cpl 		Sgt
SSgt
GySgt 		MSgt
SgtMaj 		SMBM 2nd Lt 1st Lt Capt Maj FCol Col BGen MajGen LtGen Gen GBM
Kellarian System
Defense Force
(Navy & Ground forces)
(Star Trek: Remington) 		CR
CN 		PO2
PO1 		CPO SCPO MCPO ENS SLT LT SCDR CDR CAPT CDRE VADM ADM FADM
PVT
PFC 		CPL
SGT 		SSG MSG SGM 3LT 2LT 1LT MAJ LTCOL COL MGEN LGEN GEN CGEN
Klingon Defense Force
(Ground forces & navy) 		Bekk Cpl Sgt MSgt SgtMaj 2nd Lt 1st Lt Capt
(HoH) 		Maj LtCol Col Brig
('ech) 		LtGen Gen
(Sa')
PO2 PO1 CPO MCPO ENS LTJG LT
(Sogh) 		LCDR CDR
(la') 		CAPT
(HoD) 		CDRE
(totlh) 		VADM ADM


MACO PV1
PV2
PFC 		CPL
SGT 		SSG
SFC 		MSG SGM

CSM

 WO 2LT 1LT CPT MAJ LTC COL BG MG LTG GEN MSHL
Romulan ranks
(Ground forces, Navy & Tal Shiar) 		Trooper Sergeant SubLt Lt Capt Maj Cent
Col 		Gen MajGen
Uhlan Petty officer Cent SCdr Cdr Cgen Adm (Ar'nal)
2nd Lt 1st Lt Capt Maj Col Gen
Decurion ACent
(erein) 		SubLt
(erei'arrain) 		Lt
(arrain) 		Cent
(enarrain) 		SCdr
(erei'riov) 		Cdr
(riov) 		SAdm
(khre'riov) 		VAdm
(erei'enriov) 		Adm
(enriov) 		HAdm
(rahaen'enriov) 		FAdm
(khre'enriov)


Federation
Marine Corps 		Pvt
PFC 		LCpl
Cpl 		Sgt
SSgt
GySgt 		MSgt
1st
Sgt 		MGySgt
SgtMaj
SMOMC 		WO

Cdt

 2nd Lt 1st Lt Capt Maj LtCol Col
BCol 		BGen MajGen LtGen Gen GCorps
UESPA REC
PVT
PFC 		CPL
SGT 		SSG
SFC 		MSG SGM

SMU

 2LT 1LT CPT MAJ LTC COL BG MG LTG GEN MSHL

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