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		<title>Dbthesuperstar at 05:46, 29 July 2010</title>
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		<updated>2010-07-29T05:46:07Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 05:46, 29 July 2010&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l8&quot;&gt;Line 8:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;====Advancement====&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;====Advancement====&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Generally commissioned officers must spend at least four years at the rank of Lieutenant before being considered for promotion to the rank of [[Lieutenant Commander]]. This is not always the case however as officers can be promoted earlier if the situation calls for it. Dependant on career advancement and their specialites officers can expect to spend anywhere from 4 to 10 years as a Lieutenant. Many officers who chose to remain as specialists in their chosen fields instead of focusing on moving into more senior roles will often see out their Starfleet careers at this rank.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Generally commissioned officers must spend at least four years at the rank of Lieutenant before being considered for promotion to the rank of [[Lieutenant Commander]]. This is not always the case however as officers can be promoted earlier if the situation calls for it. Dependant on career advancement and their specialites officers can expect to spend anywhere from 4 to 10 years as a Lieutenant. Many officers who chose to remain as specialists in their chosen fields instead of focusing on moving into more senior roles will often see out their Starfleet careers at this rank.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>124.177.22.165: /* Advancement */</title>
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		<updated>2010-07-26T08:58:32Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;auto&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;autocomment&quot;&gt;Advancement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;====Advancement====&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;====Advancement====&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Generally commissioned officers must spend at least four years at the rank of Lieutenant before being considered for promotion to the rank of [[Lieutenant Commander]]. This is not always the case however as officers can be promoted earlier if the situation calls for it. Dependant on career advancement and their specialites officers can expect to spend anywhere from 4 to 10 years as a Lieutenant. Many officers who chose to remain as specialists in their chosen fields instead of focusing on &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;leadership &lt;/del&gt;will often see out their Starfleet careers at this rank.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Generally commissioned officers must spend at least four years at the rank of Lieutenant before being considered for promotion to the rank of [[Lieutenant Commander]]. This is not always the case however as officers can be promoted earlier if the situation calls for it. Dependant on career advancement and their specialites officers can expect to spend anywhere from 4 to 10 years as a Lieutenant. Many officers who chose to remain as specialists in their chosen fields instead of focusing on &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;moving into more senior roles &lt;/ins&gt;will often see out their Starfleet careers at this rank.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>124.177.22.165: /* Use in Starfleet */</title>
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		<updated>2010-07-26T08:57:13Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;auto&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;autocomment&quot;&gt;Use in Starfleet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Use in Starfleet==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Use in Starfleet==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Image:R-O-3.png|left]]The Starfleet rank of Lieutenant sits between the ranks of [[Lieutenant Junior Grade]] and [[Lieutenant Commander]]. It also the most common commissioned rank that is currently in use by Starfleet. Lieutenant is equivalent to the rank of the Starfleet Marine Corp rank of[[Marine Captain|Captain]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Image:R-O-3.png|left]]The Starfleet rank of Lieutenant sits between the ranks of [[Lieutenant Junior Grade]] and [[Lieutenant Commander]]. It also the most common commissioned rank that is currently in use by Starfleet. Lieutenant is equivalent to the rank of the Starfleet Marine Corp rank of [[Marine Captain|Captain]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Lieutenants can be found serving on Department heads on many Starfleet vessels and facilities. Besides this Lieutenants are considered to be section leaders and technical experts, many of whom are still developing their leadership skills in preparation for promotion to [[Lieutenant Commander]]. Along with serving as Specialists and technical experts, Liutenants can serve as the Assistant Chief of their respective departments and can assist where needed with the day to day running of their departments.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Lieutenants can be found serving on Department heads on many Starfleet vessels and facilities. Besides this Lieutenants are considered to be section leaders and technical experts, many of whom are still developing their leadership skills in preparation for promotion to [[Lieutenant Commander]]. Along with serving as Specialists and technical experts, Liutenants can serve as the Assistant Chief of their respective departments and can assist where needed with the day to day running of their departments.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>124.177.22.165: Created page with 'Lieutenant is a military rank, the equivalent of which is used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional naval grade, Lieutenant is the second third li…'</title>
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		<updated>2010-07-26T08:56:48Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;#039;Lieutenant is a military rank, the equivalent of which is used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional naval grade, Lieutenant is the second third li…&amp;#039;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;Lieutenant is a military rank, the equivalent of which is used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional naval grade, Lieutenant is the second third line officer rank.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Use in Starfleet==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:R-O-3.png|left]]The Starfleet rank of Lieutenant sits between the ranks of [[Lieutenant Junior Grade]] and [[Lieutenant Commander]]. It also the most common commissioned rank that is currently in use by Starfleet. Lieutenant is equivalent to the rank of the Starfleet Marine Corp rank of[[Marine Captain|Captain]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lieutenants can be found serving on Department heads on many Starfleet vessels and facilities. Besides this Lieutenants are considered to be section leaders and technical experts, many of whom are still developing their leadership skills in preparation for promotion to [[Lieutenant Commander]]. Along with serving as Specialists and technical experts, Liutenants can serve as the Assistant Chief of their respective departments and can assist where needed with the day to day running of their departments.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Advancement====&lt;br /&gt;
Generally commissioned officers must spend at least four years at the rank of Lieutenant before being considered for promotion to the rank of [[Lieutenant Commander]]. This is not always the case however as officers can be promoted earlier if the situation calls for it. Dependant on career advancement and their specialites officers can expect to spend anywhere from 4 to 10 years as a Lieutenant. Many officers who chose to remain as specialists in their chosen fields instead of focusing on leadership will often see out their Starfleet careers at this rank. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Ranks|Lieutenant]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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