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Company Executive Officer XO - Lieutenant
USA, USAF, and USMC In the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force, first lieutenant (O-2) is the second-lowest ranking commissioned officer. It is one grade above the rank of second lieutenant (O-1) and one grade below a captain (O-3). Second lieutenants are usually promoted to first lieutenant after 18 months (Army) or 24 months (Air Force and Marine Corps) of commissioned service. The difference between the two ranks of Lieutenant is slight, primarily being experience and higher pay. It is not uncommon to see officers moved to positions requiring more experience sometime after promotion to first lieutenant. For example, in the Army these positions can include leading a specialty platoon, or assignment as the executive officer for a company-sized unit (65-150 soldiers). In the Air Force, a First Lieutenant may be a flight commander, although in the operations group a first lieutenant is generally a pilot fresh out of undergraduate pilot training with few supervisory responsibilities. Oklahoma DDay At Oklahoma DDay, a Lieutenant bears the title Executive Officer and is placed second in command of a DDay sized Company. DDay company's range anywhere from 20-40 troops. If the Captain is unable to fulfill his or her duties the Lieutenant steps and makes the decisions. If a Platoon loses their Officer a Lieutenant will often times step in and fill the leadership roll.
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