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second lieutenant Definition

second lieutenant

noun

a commissioned officer of the lowest rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps

second lieutenant Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • infantry: After being educated at West Point he was commissioned as a second lieutenant of the 4th Infantry.

Converse of object

  • gazette: Gazetted Second Lieutenant from the militia to the Manchester Regiment 1st December 1897.
  • commission: He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps in January 1967.
  • become: After just a few months he had reached the rank of sergeant and shortly afterward he became a second lieutenant.
  • appoint: In 1895, Churchill was appointed a second lieutenant in the 4th Hussars, a proud cavalry regiment.

Adjective modifier

  • new: A new second lieutenant must have mastered map reading and land navigation skills, and have an aptitude for dead reckoning and terrain association.