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Lieutenant commander (also hyphenated lieutenant-commander)^[1] is a commissioned officer rank in many navies. The rank is superior to a lieutenant and subordinate to a commander. The corresponding rank in most armies (armed services) and air forces is major, and in the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces is squadron leader. The NATO rank code is OF-3.

A lieutenant commander is a senior department officer on a large ship or shore installation. He or she may also be commanding officer or executive officer (second-in-command) of a smaller ship or installation.

Origins[link]

Lieutenants were commonly put in command of smaller vessels not warranting a commander or captain: such a lieutenant was called a "lieutenant commanding" or "lieutenant commandant" in the United States Navy, and a "lieutenant in command", "lieutenant and commander", or "senior lieutenant" in the Royal Navy. The USN settled on "lieutenant commander" in 1862, and made it a distinct rank; the RN followed suit in March 1914.^[2]

United Kingdom[link]

Royal Navy[link]

The insignia worn by a Royal Navy lieutenant commander (Lt Cdr) is two medium gold braid stripes with one thin gold stripe running in between, placed upon a navy blue/black background. The top stripe has the ubiquitous loop used in all RN officer rank insignia. The RAF follows this pattern with its equivalent rank of squadron leader.

Having fewer officer ranks than the army, the RN previously split some of its ranks by seniority (time in rank) to provide equivalence: hence a lieutenant with fewer than eight years seniority wore two stripes, and ranked with an army captain; a lieutenant of eight years or more wore two stripes with a thinner one in between, and ranked with a major. This distinction was abolished when the rank of lieutenant commander was introduced.

Royal Observer Corps[link]

Throughout much of its existence, the British Royal Observer Corps (ROC) maintained a rank of observer lieutenant commander (Obs Lt Cdr). The ROC wore a Royal Air Force uniform and their rank insignia appeared similar to that of an RAF squadron leader except that the stripes were shown entirely in black. Prior to the renaming, the rank had been known as observer lieutenant (first class).

Canada[link]

United States[link]

Ireland[link]

The rank of lieutenant commander is also used in the Irish Naval Service, having a similar implication to the RN rank. (It should noted that the majority of vessel commanders in the Irish Naval Service hold the rank of LCDR, with a commander being a senior, shore-based position)

Other countries[link]

The corresponding rank in the German Navy, Italian Navy, Brazilian Navy, French Navy, Spanish Navy and most other French and Spanish-speaking countries is corvette captain. The corresponding rank in the Estonian Navy, Finnish Navy and Portuguese Navy is captain lieutenant, in the Danish Navy, Norwegian Navy and Swedish Navy it is "Naval Captain", in the Russian Navy it is "captain of the third rank" (Капитан 3-го ранга), and in the Polish Navy it is komandor podporucznik.

Insignia[link]

Insignia similar to that of the Royal Navy's is worn by lieutenant commanders in other Commonwealth navies, such as the Royal Australian Navy (which uses the abbreviation "LCDR"), the Royal New Zealand Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy, and which uses the abbreviation "LCdr").

Address[link]

The United States Navy always addresses officers using the higher grade of the rank; as an example, a lieutenant junior grade is addressed simply as "Lieutenant", and a lieutenant commander is addressed as "Commander". If either a commander or lieutenant commander have screened for and are in command of a naval vessel or installation, they are called "captain", as the commanding officer of any warship is entitled to be, regardless of rank, and casually referred to as "the skipper".

Unlike the United States Navy, personnel in the Royal Navy and other Commonwealth navies addressing a lieutenant commander do not abbreviate the rank to "commander".

Notes[link]

References[link]

v t e United States commissioned officer and officer candidate ranks
Pay Grade / Branch of Service	Officer Candidate	O-1	O-2	O-3	O-4	O-5	O-6	O-7	O-8	O-9	O-10	O-11 (wartime)	Special Grade
Approximate insignia	(no universal insignia)
Air Force	CDT / OT	2d Lt	1st Lt	Capt	Maj	Lt Col	Col	Brig Gen	Maj Gen	Lt Gen	Gen	GAF[1]	[3]
Army	CDT / OC	2LT	1LT	CPT	MAJ	LTC	COL	BG	MG	LTG	GEN	GA[1]	GAS[1]
Marine Corps	MIDN / CAND	2ndLt	1stLt	Capt	Maj	LtCol	Col	BGen	MajGen	LtGen	Gen	[3]	[3]
Navy	MIDN / OC	ENS	LTJG	LT	LCDR	CDR	CAPT	RDML	RADM	VADM	ADM	FADM[1]	AN[1]
Coast Guard	CDT / OC	ENS	LTJG	LT	LCDR	CDR	CAPT	RDML	RADM	VADM	ADM	[3]	[3]
Public Health Service	[3]	ENS	LTJG	LT	LCDR	CDR	CAPT	RADM	RADM	VADM	ADM	[3]	[3]
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	[3]	ENS	LTJG	LT	LCDR	CDR	CAPT	RDML	RADM	VADM[1]	[2]	[3]	[3]
[1] Grade is inactive; requires Congressional approval for re-activation [2] Grade is authorized by the U.S. Code for use but has not been created [3] Grade has never been created or authorized

Jonathan Orr (born March 20, 1983 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former American football wide receiver who played for the NFL's Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans. He was drafted in the sixth round, pick 172 of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Titans. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

High school Career[link]

Orr attended Henry Ford II High School in Detroit, Michigan,^[1] and in addition to being a letterman in football and track, he served as class president his senior year.

Collegiate career[link]

Collegiate statistics[link]

As of October 23, 2010

2002 Season[link]

With Wisconsin missing top receiver Lee Evans due to a torn ACL suffered in the Spring Game, Orr stepped up in a big way for the Badgers, catching 47 passes for 842 yards and 8 touchdowns. He played in all 14 games for Wisconsin.

2003 Season[link]

Orr suffered through a significant sophomore slump, catching just 7 passes yet appearing in all 13 games for the Badgers.

2004 Season[link]

Orr caught 13 passes for 177 yards and 3 touchdowns. He would play in all 13 games.

2005 Season[link]

In his senior season, Orr would catch 40 passes for 688 yards with eight touchdown receptions. He ranked first on the team in touchdown receptions.

In the season opener, against Bowling Green, Orr made 3 receptions for 38 yards with a touchdown. He would not record a single reception in the next game against Temple, but rebounded to record 4 receptions for 33 yards against North Carolina in Kenan Memorial Stadium. As Big Ten conference play began, Orr was held to just one catch in Wisconsin's win over Michigan, their first since 1994. Against Indiana the next week, Jonathan Orr caught 4 passes for 128 yards with a touchdown. His efforts against Indiana, however, would be trumped by his game against Northwestern in Evanston, where he caught 5 receptions for 87 yards, with 4 touchdown receptions. However, his amazing game was not enough to keep the Badgers undefeated, as they fell to the Wildcats in a wild 48-51 loss.

Against Minnesota, Orr caught 3 passes for 64 yards. In a game against Purdue in Camp Randall Stadium the next week, Orr hauled in 4 passes for 53 yards, and against Illinois the week after, he caught 5 passes for 41 yards. In a game against eventual Big Ten champion Penn State, Orr found room for 89 yards on just 3 receptions against one of the top defenses in the nation. In his final home game, the Badgers were upset by the Iowa Hawkeyes; Orr caught just one pass for 9 yards. Against Hawaii in his final regular season game with the Badgers, Orr caught 3 passes for 60 yards, with 2 touchdown receptions as the Badgers won their 9th game of the year, 41-24. In the 2006 Capital One Bowl against Auburn, Orr would catch 4 passes for 74 yards in a 24-10 Wisconsin win.

Orr was selected in the 6th round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans.

Professional career[link]

Orr did not play in any games for the Tennessee Titans his rookie season and was released from the team on August 26, 2007. On September 4, 2007 he was signed to the Oakland Raiders practice squad. On September 21 he was released by the Raiders.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Jonathan Orr's stats from the 2002 Wisconsin Badgers football team
• Jonathan Orr's stats from the 2003 Wisconsin Badgers football team
• Jonathan Orr's stats from the 2004 Wisconsin Badgers football team
• Jonathan Orr's stats from the 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team