Lieutenant Junior Grade

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commissioned officer rank military rank naval rank

Lieutenant Junior Grade is a junior commissioned officer rank in the United States Navy, above Ensign and below Lieutenant, typically held by officers early in their naval careers.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Lieutenant junior grade (U.S. Navy)	2
Lieutenant (junior grade) in the United States Navy	1
Lieutenant Junior Grade canonical	1
Lieutenant Junior Grade (O-2)	1
Lieutenant junior grade	1
Lieutenant junior grade (United States Navy)	1
Lieutenant junior grade, United States Coast Guard	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2909830 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lieutenant Junior Grade
Context triple: [United States Navy ranks, includesRank, Lieutenant Junior Grade]

A. First Lieutenant
First Lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer rank in many armed forces, typically above Second Lieutenant and below Captain.
B. Second Lieutenant
A Second Lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer rank, typically the entry-level position for newly commissioned officers in many armies.
C. Cadet Lance Corporal
Cadet Lance Corporal is a junior non-commissioned cadet rank in the Army Cadet Force, typically awarded to cadets showing early leadership potential and responsibility.
D. Cadet Sergeant
A Cadet Sergeant is a senior non-commissioned cadet rank typically responsible for leading and training junior cadets and assisting with the organization of unit activities.
E. Cadet Warrant Officer
A Cadet Warrant Officer is a senior non-commissioned cadet rank typically held by experienced youth leaders responsible for high-level training, discipline, and ceremonial duties within a cadet organization.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lieutenant Junior Grade
Target entity description: Lieutenant Junior Grade is a junior commissioned officer rank in the United States Navy, above Ensign and below Lieutenant, typically held by officers early in their naval careers.

A. First Lieutenant
First Lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer rank in many armed forces, typically above Second Lieutenant and below Captain.
B. Second Lieutenant
A Second Lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer rank, typically the entry-level position for newly commissioned officers in many armies.
C. Cadet Lance Corporal
Cadet Lance Corporal is a junior non-commissioned cadet rank in the Army Cadet Force, typically awarded to cadets showing early leadership potential and responsibility.
D. Cadet Sergeant
A Cadet Sergeant is a senior non-commissioned cadet rank typically responsible for leading and training junior cadets and assisting with the organization of unit activities.
E. Cadet Warrant Officer
A Cadet Warrant Officer is a senior non-commissioned cadet rank typically held by experienced youth leaders responsible for high-level training, discipline, and ceremonial duties within a cadet organization.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commissioned officer rank ⓘ military rank ⓘ naval rank ⓘ
abbreviation	LTJG ⓘ Lt. j.g. ⓘ
commandEligibility	may serve as division officer ⓘ
commissionedStatus	commissioned officer ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
equivalentRankInUSArmy	First Lieutenant ⓘ
equivalentRankInUSNavy	First Lieutenant (NATO equivalence) ⓘ
equivalentRankInUSSpaceForce	First Lieutenant ⓘ
formalAddress	Lieutenant ⓘ
higherRank	Lieutenant ⓘ
informalReference	Jaygee ⓘ
insigniaFeature	one silver bar ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lowerRank	Ensign ⓘ
militaryBranchType	naval service ⓘ
NATOrankCode	OF-1 ⓘ
officerType	line officer rank ⓘ staff officer rank ⓘ
payGrade	O-2 ⓘ
promotionFrom	Ensign ⓘ
promotionTo	Lieutenant ⓘ
rankCategory	subaltern rank ⓘ
rankClass	O-2 ⓘ
rankGroup	junior officer ⓘ
rankStructurePosition	above Ensign ⓘ below Lieutenant ⓘ
responsibilityLevel	entry-level leadership ⓘ
serviceBranch	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps ⓘ linked to: NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps ⓘ linked to: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers
typicalCareerStage	early career ⓘ
typicalTimeInGrade	approximately two years ⓘ
usedFor	line officers ⓘ staff corps officers ⓘ
usedIn	NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps ⓘ United States Coast Guard officer corps ⓘ United States Navy officer corps ⓘ United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officer corps ⓘ linked to: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers
usedInContext	United States uniformed services ⓘ linked to: uniformed services of the United States
usedSinceCentury	19th century ⓘ

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