second lieutenant

noun

Definition of second lieutenant

: a commissioned officer of the lowest rank in the army, air force, or marine corps

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He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army in August 1917, a few months after graduating from UW. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "The highest-ranking U.S. soldier killed on D-Day in Normandy was a University of Wisconsin alum," 4 June 2018 Chet, a second lieutenant in the 297th combat engineers, landed the next morning. — Jane Ford-stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Greenfield man defies police by continuing long-running tradition of firing off Civil War cannons on 4th of July," 5 July 2018 Marines in the field knew to be dubious of new young second lieutenants like Mueller. — Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, "The Untold Story of Robert Mueller's Time in Combat," 15 May 2018 Upon graduation Wilton was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and later was promoted to first lieutenant and company commander. — Sun-Sentinel.com, "Deaths in South Florida: 6/3," 3 June 2018 Collins, 23, had just been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and was days away from graduating from Bowie State University when he was killed. — Washington Post, "Lawyers of man charged with murder, hate crime seek to ban ‘particularly offensive’ evidence in slaying of black student at U. Md.," 7 May 2018 The graduates receive commissions as Navy ensigns or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps and serve at least five years. — Jeff Barker, baltimoresun.com, "President Trump at Naval Academy graduation: 'We are not going to apologize for America'," 25 May 2018 Last year’s Patriots cheerleading squad included an attorney in the D.A.’s special investigations office and a second lieutenant in the Air Force. — Kalyn Kahler, SI.com, "NFL Cheerleading Can Still Be Saved," 10 May 2018 Steve Hoover being promoted from sergeant as our second lieutenant (with Lt. — Brian Lisik/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Community partnerships focus of 2018 Brunswick state of city address," 3 Apr. 2018

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