lieutenant commander
Below a commander
Lieutenant commander is a commissioned officer rank in naval forces, falling between lieutenant and commander.
In the U.S.
Navy and Coast Guard, it corresponds to major in the Army or Air Force.
The rank typically commands smaller vessels or serves as executive officer on larger ships: She was promoted to lieutenant commander after ten years of service.
High-ranking organizational leader
- XOAffection symbols in messages
- captainOne who commands
- commodoreOne-star naval officer
- ensignFlag or junior officer
midshipman · rear admiral · petty officer · warrant officer · naval academy · commissioned · promotion · insignia
Rank increase or publicity
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- serviceAid or maintenance
- seniorityRank from length of service
commissioning · ROTC · Annapolis · tour · billet · assignment · qualification · retirement
Medium-sized naval warship
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
- cruiserVehicle for extended patrol
- carrierOne that transports
warship · fleet · squadron · sea duty · deployment · shipboard · berthing · mess
Ability to direct others
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
delegation · decision-making · accountability · responsibility · department head · operations · navigation · damage control
executive officer
High-ranking organizational leader
ensign · midshipman · rear admiral · petty officer · warrant officer · naval academy · commissioned · promotion · insignia · rank
promotion
Rank increase or publicity
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- serviceAid or maintenance
seniority · commissioning · ROTC · Annapolis · tour · billet · assignment · qualification · retirement · reserve
frigate
Medium-sized naval warship
carrier · warship · fleet · squadron · sea duty · deployment · shipboard · berthing · mess · anchorage
leadership
Ability to direct others
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
administration · delegation · decision-making · accountability · responsibility · department head · operations · navigation · damage control · personnel management
- naval ranksadmiral, admirals, captain, commodore, captains
- Navy Jobssailor, seaman, submariner, petty officer, ensign
- military ranksgeneral, captain, major, sergeant, private
- naval operationsfleet, admiral, patrol boats, task force, frigates
- Army Rankscolonel, general, major, brigadier general, major general
- junior officersensign, sublieutenant, subaltern, midshipman, flying officer
lieutenant commanderadmiral
Senior naval commander
fleet admiral · seaman · private · rear admiral · vice admiral
lieutenant commanderseaman
One who works ships
petty officer · chief petty officer · private · enlisted personnel · non-commissioned officer
lieutenant commandercommanding officer
Military leader of unit
flag officer · subordinate · enlisted personnel · civilian · non-commissioned officer
lieutenant, commander, lieutenants, commanders, command, commands, commanded, commanding, commandment