2007-10-18 08:43:37 · 14 answers · asked by Stranger To Reality 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Army, Air Force, and Marine captains are equal in pay grade to Navy Lieutenants (O-3). That's the only similarity. A Navy captain is equivalent to a colonel in the other services. I'm a military fiction author and know this stuff by heart.
2007-10-18 08:51:00 · answer #1 · answered by adm_twister_jcom 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, in the Army, Air Force, and Marines a Captain is an O-3 in pay grade and a 1st Lieutenant is a O-2 and 2nd LT is a O-1. Captains clearly outrank LTs.
2007-10-18 15:48:23 · answer #2 · answered by Chris 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Depends on which Captains and Lieutenants you're comparing.
Army/Air Force/Army Captains are paygrade O-3, same as Navy and Coast Guard Lieutenants.
In the Navy and Coast Guard, Captains are paygrade O-6, same as Army/Air Force/Army Colonel.
2007-10-18 18:09:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No! Captain is O-3, 1st Lieutenant is O-2, 2nd Lieutenant is O-1. (This is the rank structure for Army, Air Force and Marines... navy is different and I cant remember how it goes...) the only simularity they have is that they are both commissioned officers... O-3 would be the highest ranking out of the 3.
2007-10-18 15:55:22 · answer #4 · answered by Mommy to 1+triplets 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think you are a little mix up. In the Navy a LT has rank that is the same in the Army, Air Force, and Marines and that is the equivalent of a Captain in those services
2007-10-18 15:56:39 · answer #5 · answered by Demetrius G 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The rank you're referring to is O-3 (officer, 3rd lowest in ranking)
A Captain is an O-3 in the Army, marines and Air force.
A Lieutenant is an O-3 in the Navy.
Do you know what the difference is between a Captain in the Army and a Buck Sergeant in the Army...?
You have to EARN Buck Sergeant in the Army...
Warm regards,
Douglas
2007-10-18 15:50:07 · answer #6 · answered by prancinglion 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If you look at the rank of a Navy Lt and a Marine Capt it is the same rate, an 03 and they look the same. However, A Navy Capt has the same insignia as a Marine full bird Col, an 06.
Maybe that is what you are talking about. It is a little confusing because the officer ranks are all the same in the Marines, Army, And AF. I guess the Navy has to be different.
2007-10-18 19:37:59 · answer #7 · answered by guns155mm 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a former enlisted E-4 in the Army we used to call newly promoted Captains,2nd Lt, 2nd Award.
2007-10-18 17:10:11 · answer #8 · answered by acot_anthonym 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
only if you are comparing the Navy and CG O3 with everybody else. A Navy/CG O3 is a LT. an Army, AF and Marine O3 is a Captain.
2007-10-18 18:22:59 · answer #9 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no a Lieutenant is a higher rank than a captain
2007-10-18 16:10:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋