Lieutenant
Army ranks
Australia Bangladesh Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil (Primeiro Tenente) Canada French ONF France Georgia Germany Greece India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan (JASDF) Korea, North (Navy, senior lieutenant) Korea, South (Marine) North Macedonia Mexico Poland Pakistan Romania Russia (senior lieutenant) South Africa Sweden Thailand United Kingdom United States Venezuelan Army Second lieutenant is usually the most junior grade of commissioned officer. In most cases, newly commissioned officers do not remain at the rank for long before being promoted, and both university graduates and officers commissioned from the ranks may skip the rank altogether.[citation needed] In non-English-speaking countries, the equivalent rank title may translate as "second lieutenant", "lieutenant", "sub-lieutenant" or "junior lieutenant". Non-English terms include alferes (Portuguese Army and Air Force), alférez (Spanish Army and Air Force), fänrik (Swedish Armed Forces), ensign, Leutnant (German Army), letnan (Indonesian National Armed Forces), poručík (Czech Army), segen mishne (Israel Defense Forces) or løjtnant (Danish Army).
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