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Lieutenant commander


 

In the Royal Navy, United States Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy, Canadian Forces Maritime Command (formerly the Royal Canadian Navy), United States Coast Guard, and many other navies and coast guards, a lieutenant commander (lieutenant-commander or Lt Cdr in the RN and abbreviated LCDR in the RAN) is a commissioned officer superior to a lieutenant and subordinate to a commander. The corresponding rank in the British Army, Royal Marines, United States Army, United States Air Force and United States Marine Corps is major, and in the Royal Air Force is squadron leader.

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