Definition

1. Noun:
   • A commissioned officer rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard: "lieutenant junior grade" is a specific military rank. An officer at this rank is above an ensign and below a lieutenant.

Examples

• Noun:
  • After two years as an ensign, she was promoted to lieutenant junior grade.
  • The lieutenant junior grade is responsible for leading the deck division.

Advanced Usage

• Abbreviation "LTJG": The rank is commonly abbreviated as "LTJG" in written correspondence and on name tags.
  • Please direct your report to LTJG Smith.

Variants and Related Words

• Lieutenant (noun): The next higher rank in the naval officer hierarchy.
  • He was promoted from lieutenant junior grade to full lieutenant.
• Ensign (noun): The rank directly below lieutenant junior grade, typically the most junior commissioned officer rank.
  • The ensign reported to the lieutenant junior grade.

Synonyms

• Junior lieutenant: An informal or non-U.S. equivalent term sometimes used in other contexts to describe a junior officer rank.

Noun

1. an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and above ensign