second lieutenant
noun
: a commissioned officer of the lowest rank in the army, air force, or marine corps
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After four years, graduates are commissioned as second lieutenants in the Air Force or U.S. Space Force and commit to several years of active duty.
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2025
Pensacola Naval Air Station Just two days after the Pearl Harbor shooting, a visiting second lieutenant from Saudi Arabia’s Royal Air Force launched a deadly attack at Florida’s Pensacola Naval Air Station.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
The latter was a second lieutenant in the 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division and earned a Bronze Star after his death.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 24 July 2025
He was commissioned a second lieutenant and deployed to Hawaii in 1942 with the 11th Bombardment Group, Seventh Air Force, as a master bombardier.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2025
Pensacola Naval Air Station Just two days after the Pearl Harbor shooting, a visiting second lieutenant from Saudi Arabia’s Royal Air Force launched a deadly attack at Florida’s Pensacola Naval Air Station.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
The latter was a second lieutenant in the 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division and earned a Bronze Star after his death.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 24 July 2025
He was commissioned a second lieutenant and deployed to Hawaii in 1942 with the 11th Bombardment Group, Seventh Air Force, as a master bombardier.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
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“Second lieutenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20lieutenant. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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