Commander often abbreviated cdr is a senior officer rank of the royal navy of the united kingdom it is immediately junior to captain and immediately senior to the rank of lieutenant commander officers holding the junior rank of lieutenant commander are not considered to be commanders. Following royal navy practice promotion to the. Capitaine de corvette or capc is the naval rank equal to major in the army or air force and is the first rank of senior officer lieutenant commanders are senior to lieutenants n and to army and air force captains and are junior to commanders and lieutenant colonels.
In the royal canadian navy the rank of lieutenant commander lcdr french. The civilian equivalent of this military rank is roughly gs 12 under the federal government s general schedule payscale. A lieutenant commander is a junior officer with a military paygrade of o 4.
Equivalent ranks to a navy lieutenant commander. Historically the lieutenants in a ship were ranked in accordance with seniority with the most senior being termed the first lieutenant and acting as the second in command although lieutenants are no longer numbered by seniority. The first lieutenant 1st lt or 1lt in the royal navy and other commonwealth navies is a post or appointment rather than a rank.
First lieutenant in naval usage. Or lcdr is a commissioned officer rank in many navies the rank is superior to a lieutenant and subordinate to a commander the corresponding rank in most armies armed services and air forces is major and in the royal air force and other commonwealth air forces is squadron leader. Lieutenant commander also hyphenated lieutenant commander and abbreviated lt cdr ltcdr.
And in the royal air force it is squadron leader. The equivalent rank in the british army and royal marines is major. Lieutenant commander often abbreviated lt cdr is a senior officer rank of the royal navy of the united kingdom it is immediately junior to commander and immediately senior to the naval rank of lieutenant.
The predecessors of the noaa corps the united states coast and geodetic. Lieutenant commander lcdr is a mid ranking officer rank in the united states navy the united states coast guard the united states public health service commissioned corps and the national oceanic and atmospheric administration commissioned officer corps noaa corps with the pay grade of o 4 and nato rank code of 3. Lieutenant commander is the 19th rank in the united states navy ranking above lieutenant and directly below commander.
Lieutenant commanders typically serve as mid ranking officers in the excutive and command divisions of navy vessels.
Lieutenant commander navy rank. Lieutenant commander is the fourth commissioned officer s rank in the u s. Navy and is equivalent to the rank of major in the other armed services.
Navy and is equivalent to the rank of major in the other armed services. Lieutenant commander is the fourth commissioned officer s rank in the u s.
