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In many armed forces, a junior officer is specifically a [[officer (armed forces)|commissioned officer]] holding rank equivalent to a naval [[lieutenant]], an army [[Captain (land and air)|captain]] or a [[flight lieutenant]] or below.
 
In the [[United States Armed Forces]], the term '''junior officer''' is used by the [[United States Navy|Navy]] and the [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] for officers in the ranks of [[Ensign (rank)|Ensign]] (O-1), [[Lieutenant, Junior Grade]] (O-2), [[Lieutenant]] (O-3), and [[Lieutenant Commander]] (O-4). Some people mistakenly believe that [[Lieutenant Commander]] (O-4) is not included in the junior officer category as per OPNAVINST 1650.33A.{{explain}}
 
==See also==