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'''Lieutenant ( | '''Lieutenant (junior grade)'''(''abbrev'': '''LTJG''') is an [[officer]] paygrade within the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]], the [[Grayson Space Navy]], and the [[Republic of Haven Navy]]. It holds the equivalent military paygrade of [[O-2]] within {{trmn}} and is the first promotion a commissioned officer can be given. A Lieutenant (Junior Grade) is referred to as a "lieutenant" and sometimes as a "JG." | ||
== Honorverse == | == Honorverse == | ||
In peacetime, a Lieutenant (Junior Grade) would have served two years as an [[Ensign]] and been reviewed by a Officer Promotion Board. However, promotion is almost always confirmed. They will have also completed initial training from warfare or staff specialties .<ref name="Military.com">[http://www.military.com/navy/officer-ranks.html] | In peacetime, a Lieutenant (Junior Grade) would have served two years as an [[Ensign]] and been reviewed by a Officer Promotion Board. However, promotion is almost always confirmed. They will have also completed initial training from warfare or staff specialties.<ref name="Military.com">[http://www.military.com/navy/officer-ranks.html (military.com)]</ref> Officers who served in the military prior to their commissioning as an officer -- a process known as "frocking" -- satisfy the time-in-service requirement before they are commissioned. However, these officers must have also served two years in the rank of ensign to satisfy the time-in-grade requirement for recommendation to the board for promotion.<ref name="Chron.com">[http://work.chron.com/navy-promotion-times-grade-requirements-11028.html] (Chron.com)</ref> | ||
== TRMN == | == TRMN == | ||
If the spacer has completed their [[ | If the spacer has completed their [[Officers Academy | Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Exam]], and served as an [[Ensign]] for six months [[Time in grade | Time in Grade]], they are eligible to be promoted to this rank, but needs to confirmed by an Officer Promotion Board.<ref name="TRMN">[http://www.trmn.org/portal/index.php/documents/finish/4-general/6-rmnm-001-membership-handbook] ([[Membership Handbook]])</ref> | ||
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