First Lieutenant
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First Lieutenant is a military rank, the equivalent of which is used by the service organizations of many civilizations.
Use in Starfleet
The rank of First Lieutenant is the second commissioned rank used by Starfleet's Marine Core. The rank is equivalent to the Star Fleet Rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade.
Second Lieutenantoften serve as specialised Squad Leaders or as Platoon Commanders where they can look after anything from 8 to 32 marines. On Starfleet vessels that only carry a small marine detachment a Second Lieutenant may serve as the Marine Executive Officer or in some cases even as the Marine Commanding Officer.
