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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]], [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]], [[United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps|Public Health Service]], and [[NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps|NOAA Corps]] for officers in the ranks of [[Chief Warrant Officer (rank)|Chief Warrant Officer]] (W-2 to W-4), [[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|date=September 2021}}
==See also==
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