Junior officer , company officer or company grade officer refers to the lowest operational commissioned officer category of ranks in a military or paramilitary organization, ranking above non-commissioned officers and below senior officers .

The terms company officer or company-grade officer are used more in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps as the ranks of captain , lieutenant grades and other subaltern ranks originated from the officers in command of a company or equivalent ( cavalry squadron / troop and artillery battery ). ^{[1] [ unreliable source? ]}

In many armed forces, a junior officer is specifically a commissioned officer holding rank equivalent to a naval lieutenant , an army captain or a flight lieutenant or below. ^{[ citation needed ]}

In the United States Armed Forces , the term junior officer is used by the Navy , Coast Guard , Public Health Service , and NOAA Corps for officers in the ranks of chief warrant officer (W-2 to W-4), ensign (O-1), lieutenant (junior grade) (O-2), lieutenant (O-3), and lieutenant commander (O-4). ^{[ citation needed ]}

See also [ edit ]

• Enlisted rank
  • Non-commissioned officer
• Officer (armed forces)
  • Field officer
  • General officer
  • Lieutenant grades
  • Subaltern
• Warrant officer

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