Yes, it exists in all branches of the US Armed Forces, with the exception of the Navy and Coast Guard - their equivalent (which also still exists) is Ensign.
Yes, newly commissioned officers are commissioned as Second Lieutenants.
2nd Lt . In the US Army, it's "2LT".
An army platoon leader is a lieutenant, usually a second lieutenant.
Second Lieutenant is an officer in the army. It begins with the letter S.
F. Scott Fitzgerald held the rank of second lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War I.
No, a second lieutenant is the lowest rank for a new officer in the army.
i think so. cuz in movies u nevr hear any1 address a first or second lieutenant This depends. Second Lieutenants and First Lieutenants are both addressed verbally as "Lieutenant". The Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force have Second Lieutenants as the lowest Commissioned Officer rank. They are then promoted to First Lieutenants. The next rank for Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force Officers is Captain. The Navy has the rank of Lieutenant but is a higher rank. Naval Officers begin as Ensign. They are promoted to Lieutenant JG (junior grade) and then to Lieutenant. The Navy Lieutenant is the equivalent of an Army Captain. The Navy also has the Captain rank, but the Navy Captain is the equivalent of an Army Colonel.
A "Second Lieutenant" in the Army and Air Force element, or a "Sub-Lieutenant" in the Navy.
The equivalent rank to an Army / Marine / Air Force 2nd Lieutenant is an Ensign (O-1).
They Get Demoted to second lieutenant
The rank Captain doesn't exist in the RAF the equivalent rank is Flight Lieutenant, but basically, yes, the army would have to follow the order given to him by a superior officer. This is the same for all ranks of all services.
Harrison was a brigadier-general by the close of the Civil War. He entered the army as a second lieutenant.