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'''Junior officer''', '''company officer''' or '''company grade officer''' |
'''Junior officer''', '''company officer''' or '''company grade officer''' refers to the lowest operational [[Officer (armed forces)|commissioned officer]] category of ranks in a [[military]] or [[paramilitary]] organization, ranking above [[non-commissioned officers]] and below [[Field officer|senior officers]]. |
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The terms '''company officer''' or '''company-grade officer''' are used more in the Army, Air Force, or [[Marine Corps]] as the ranks of [[Captain (armed forces)|captain]], [[lieutenant]] grades and other [[Subaltern (military)|subaltern]] ranks originated from the officers in command of a company or equivalent ([[Squadron (army)|cavalry squadron]]/[[troop]] and [[artillery battery]]).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dorosh |first1=Michael A. |url=http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/ranks/rank.htm |title=Rank and Responsibility |website=canadiansoldiers.com: The Canadian soldier in the 20th Century |access-date=31 January 2013 |publisher=Self-published by author}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=February 2022}} |
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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 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.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}} |
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In the [[United States Armed Forces]], the term '''junior officer''' is used by the [[United States Navy|Navy]] |
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]] (W-2 to W-4), [[ensign (rank)|ensign]] (O-1), [[lieutenant (junior grade)]] (O-2), [[lieutenant]] (O-3), and [[lieutenant commander]] (O-4).{{citation needed|date=February 2022}} |
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The [U.S.] commissioned officer corps is divided into 10 pay grades (O-1 through O-10). Officers in pay grades O-1 through O-3 are considered company grade officers. In the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force, these pay grades correspond to the ranks of second lieutenant (O-1), first lieutenant (O-2), and captain (O-3), and in the Navy, ensign, lieutenant junior grade, and lieutenant. Officers in the next three pay grades (O-4 through O-6) are considered field grade officers. In the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force, these pay grades correspond to the ranks of major (O-4), lieutenant colonel (O-5), and colonel (O-6), and in the Navy, lieutenant commander, commander, and captain. The highest four pay grades are reserved for general officers in the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force, and flag officers in the Navy. The ranks associated with each pay grade are as follows: in the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force, brigadier general (O-7), major general (O-8), lieutenant general (O-9), and general (O-10); in the Navy, rear admiral-lower half, rear admiral-upper half, vice admiral, and admiral. |
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**[[Field officer]] |
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**[[Lieutenant]] grades |
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**[[Subaltern (military)|Subaltern]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 14:33, 20 January 2023
Junior officer, company officer or company grade officer refers to the lowest operational commissioned officer category of ranks in a military or paramilitary organization, ranking above non-commissioned officers and below senior officers.
The terms company officer or company-grade officer are used more in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps as the ranks of captain, lieutenant grades and other subaltern ranks originated from the officers in command of a company or equivalent (cavalry squadron/troop and artillery battery).[1][unreliable source?]
In many armed forces, a junior officer is specifically a commissioned officer holding rank equivalent to a naval lieutenant, an army captain or a flight lieutenant or below.[citation needed]
In the United States Armed Forces, the term junior officer is used by the Navy, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and NOAA Corps for officers in the ranks of chief warrant officer (W-2 to W-4), ensign (O-1), lieutenant (junior grade) (O-2), lieutenant (O-3), and lieutenant commander (O-4).[citation needed]
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References[edit]
- ^ Dorosh, Michael A. "Rank and Responsibility". canadiansoldiers.com: The Canadian soldier in the 20th Century. Self-published by author. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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