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Lieutenant commander (United States)
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Lieutenant commander (United States)
Lieutenant commander
(
LCDR
) is a mid-ranking officer rank in the
United States Navy
, the
United States Coast Guard
, the
United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
, and the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps
, with the pay grade of O-4 and NATO rank code OF-3. Lieutenant commanders rank above
lieutenants
and below
commanders
. The rank is also used in the
United States Maritime Service
and the
United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps
, and is equivalent to a
major
in the other
uniformed services
. Promotion to lieutenant commander in the US Navy is governed by Department of Defense policies derived from the
Defense Officer Personnel Management Act
of 1980. DOPMA guidelines suggest 80% of lieutenants should be promoted to lieutenant commander after serving a minimum of three years at their present rank and after attaining nine to eleven years of cumulative commissioned service.
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