What is it like to be a second lieutenant in the US Army?
My information is a little out of date, but some things are universal. I liked being a 2LT much better than being a cadet because I actually had some (slight) authority. I found the troops generally quite respectful and knew my place. The more senior NCO's will take you under their wings- they realize that a good officer can help their future children return home safely. And some of these are really excellent coaches. There's a lot of give and take in the relationship. Know when to shut up and how to ask a question, but also know how to assert yourself. Learn a lot, teach a lot. After all, you are an officer and you are in charge, and although the troops know a lot you don't, you also know a lot they don't. A good attitude to take if in doubt is "Platoon daddy, how do I not fuck this up? Can you make me look good?" I think I developed a lot of respect from my guys because I was very physically fit and technically competent, but I could also tell a joke and deliver fire as needed.More senior officers will also take you under their wing. You have to work hard to earn their respect, and one way to do that is to get in great physical shape. A great commander will take you to staff meetings even when you don't have a particular duty as a staff officer so you get more face time with the old man and get to learn the smell (I owe MAJ (now LTC, I believe) a big debt of gratitude there).As a 2LT you will also get a lot of new guy scut jobs. I got to write out a unit SOP of the responsibilities of various duty officers and NCO's, which was a great exercise for learning. Not so great was putting our practically nonexistent personnel files into the new record keeping system, which I utterly failed at because I found the AR on it to be incomprehensible or non-applicable and I couldn't find anyone to help explain it to me- hell, they didn't want the job! Eventually, I found a brigade personnel NCO and when I explained what I had to do she started laughing. "That's typical- give this shitty job to the lieutenant and get it out of my face" She practically did it for me because I was clueless and I came to her completely open about how I had no idea what I was doing.
How's life like as an Army 2nd lieutenant?
The time you spend as a LT will be the best years of your career. You get to work as closely with the soldiers as you will ever work. Each promotion after that takes you further from the action and closer to the desk and chair! Those jobs can be fun. But it isn't the same as getting dirty and working hard. Soldiers are soldiers. You'll have some that you recommend to attend OCS or Green to Gold and you'll have one or two that you kick out of the Army because they have too many problems. You can expect to work long hours, but keep your weekends as free as you can to enjoy. And the stress is what you make of it.
How much does a 2nd lieutenant in the army make ?
@ AC stop trying to act like you can tell how someone is like or what their future will be like just because they took their time to ask a question on Y/A rather than use google. I dont care what you say I will be a 2nd lieutenant probably because your life isnt successfull doesnt mean you can go and ruin others.
What is life like as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force?
Itreally depends on the job you are assigned Most 2nd Lt's are assigned as Branch Officers in a squadron So they would technically be in charge of 2 or 3 duty sections ( 60 airmen or so ) But mainly they do paperwork anbd sit in an office, and pull officer of the day ( which means they are there at night or on weekends ) They play no role in actual maintenance of aircraft they have limited interaction with the airmen actually doing the work
How can I be a good Lieutenant in the army?
I will be commissioning from ROTC in a few years as a 2nd LT, hopefully in the MP Corp. and just want to know what NCO's and even lower-ranking individuals expect from their Lieutenants. I know you want someone who learns, does not already think that they're know-it-alls and all that. I want to know the nitty-gritty. Basically how much responsibility would you entrust to a fresh 2nd Lieutenant and what do you expect from them?
How Much Taxes Would A Single Army 2nd Lieutenant Pay Out Of $3,655.50 per month?
Where I live a typical employee gets out of his paycheck 15.7% from S.S + tax and a 1% or so for medicaid which comes to about 16-17% total deduction. Since I'll very likely end up in a conservative top 15% from the OML after commissioning from ROTC I might end up in the east coast or god knows if in Germany with the 3 year ADSO extension.. is it true that Uncle Sam gets 25-28% in taxes minimum for someone who lives in the states without dependents? 15.7% is quite high, but 25-28% from each check..it's another level? I'm trying to find out if I can comfortably save between $1,500 to $2,000 net from the 2 monthly checks as a 2nd and 1st lieutenant (without sacrificing/hurting my weekends quality of life) after commissioning from ROTC to a likely and eventual active duty possibility. So thinking, as of today, $3,655.50 starting a 3rd year might be very do-able but I unsure of comes to down to reality. Thoughts?
How do you verbally address a 1st and 2nd Lieutenant?
Well, if you are an officer senior to them, within also within company grade (2nd Lt. to Capt.) then usually officers call each other by first name when not amongst subordinates. Also in the Marines, warrant officers are also considered company grade and go by first name basis. I know that having worked with the Army, they do not follow this custom.If you are an enlisted member of the U.S Armed Forces, the custom is addressing the officer by the proper honorific, (Sir, or Ma’am.) The origin is custom is years of chivalric tradition that has been integrated into our custom.Having both been enlisted and an officer within the U.S. Marine Corps, I do find it in very bad taste and a lack of respect when senior enlisted refer to junior officers as, “L.T.” or “Lieutenant” while in conversation. It demeans their status in front of junior enlisted and sets a very bad precedent. There are communities in small elite units within the combat arms that this doesn’t apply, but those are an exception, and the men maintain the proper respect and professionalism with their officers within the hearing of others outside their community.“You salute the rank, not the man.”, as said by Major Richard Winters in Band of Brothers. That applies whether that officer is straight out of the Naval Academy, Officer Candidate School. Or whether they are a Mustang (Former Enlisted), or a new officer. People who don’t are showing ignorance and lack of respect to years of tradition by doing otherwise.Courtesy extends both ways and I have always addressed each person under my charge by their name and proper rank. Why would I demean a newly minted Corporal, by calling him John, in front of a PFC? He earned the privilege to wear his current rank. Professionalism is always a virtue any officer or NCO should strive to uphold.
What does a Second Lieutenant do in the U.S. Marine Corps?
This is in more ways a "defense" to the NOT wrong answers that have been provided, rather than a direct answer to the question.Having been a second lieutenant, and also having trained and hopefully mentored a few them, what butterbars do and what they should do are two different things. What they tend to do (or at what they tend to do most notably) is be overconfident and over-eager, f*ck simple stuff up, or fail to just trust good advice.I was lucky enough to be put outside my MOS for essentially the first two years of my time in the fleet, and was (voluntarily) forced to listen to my NCOs/SNCOs and even my junior Marines in order to learn my job and how best to support them. Thank God. The visible proficiency and vocal mentorship I received from my enlisted subordinates quickly showed me how much good NCOs can be trusted, and that has followed me through my time as an officer (rarely disappointed).What a 2nd Lieutenant SHOULD do is learn which of his subordinates can and cannot be trusted, and to listen to those who can, and to try to better those who can't.*Shout out to the NCOs and Staff NCOs who are happily willing to say, "Sir, can we talk a second? [walk over behind the truck]: that idea is fucking stupid. I recommend we do..." And here's to trusting they're right, and hoping they have a lieutenant humble enough to listen.
Can a 2nd lieutenant be demoted as a punishment?
Yes and no.During the first six months on active service any service member can be separated "for the good of the service", generally because they have failed to adapt to military service. This is a characterized chapter discharge. Honorable but permanently barred from reentering the military.Occasionally a junior officer gets thru the comissioning screening process and ends up on active duty despite the fact that they are just not well suited for that life. {Generally because they are a 'legacy'}, they are quietly shuffled between jobs with absolutely zero responsiblities until their term of service expires, at which point they are released.Even less often an Officer commits an offense as defined by the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Quite often they are offered the opportunity to either resign or be released from active duty, an Honorable Discharge. Sometimes they are offered a opportunity to resign under one of the Chapters of the UCMJ, a General Discharge under Honorable Conditions. Sometimes they end up with a Courts Marshall and all that entails. Seldom if ever will they go to the "Stockade", the GCM will just revoke their commission and discharge them. Either a General Discharge (other than Honorable) or Dishonorable Discharge.An officer, even one with prior enlisted service, cannot be reduced in rank unless they are convicted by a General Court Marshal and sent to military prison. Only then can they be reduced to Private, this is because while they are military prison they are in the military and they cannot outrank the guards.