What is a lieutenant commander?
Q: What is a lieutenant commander?
A: Lieutenant commander is an officer rank in several navies.
Q: How does the rank of lieutenant commander relate to other naval ranks in the Royal Navy?
A: In the Royal Navy, lieutenant commander is junior to commander and senior to the naval rank of lieutenant.
Q: What is the equivalent rank of Royal Navy's lieutenant commander in the Royal Air Force?
A: The equivalent rank in the Royal Air Force would be a squadron leader.
Q: In which uniformed services is lieutenant commander a mid-ranking officer?
A: Lieutenant commander is a mid-ranking officer in the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, and several other public uniformed services.
Q: What is the naval rank of lieutenant commander equal to in the Royal Canadian Navy?
A: In the Royal Canadian Navy, the rank of lieutenant commander is equal to major in the army or air force.
Q: For what positions is the rank of lieutenant commander in the Royal Canadian Navy usually used?
A: The rank of lieutenant commander would be usual for a commander of a minor warship, or an executive officer in a larger ship in the Royal Canadian Navy.
Q: What is the French name for the rank of lieutenant commander in the Royal Canadian Navy?
A: The French name for the rank of lieutenant commander in the Royal Canadian Navy is capitaine de corvette or capc.
