The
United States Navy's rank of
lieutenant is equal to in NATO's military hierarchy (classed as OF-2). However, German Navy might be assigned to the so-called "line officer career" (de: Truppendienstlaufbahn or Truppendienstoffizier) or "officer specialist career" (de: Fachdienstlaufbahn or Fachdienstoffizier, officially: Offizier des militärfachlichen Dienstes). Its rank insignia, worn on the sleeves and shoulders, are one golden five-pointed star above two golden stripes with one half stripes between them (without the star when rank loops are worn).
Line Officer career A (line officer) may command smaller ships (e.g. submarine class 206A, minehunter class 332) or serve as principal warfare officer on larger warships, giving the rank responsibilities more along those of a
Lieutenant commander in the U.S. or Royal navies. The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows: • OF-5:
Kapitän zur See /
Oberst • OF-4: /
Oberstleutnant • OF-3:
Korvettenkapitän /
Major • OF-2: '''''' /
Officer Specialist career might be a senior officer specialist
rank, comparable to US
warrant officer, however, junior to . Military people of the "line officer career" skip over the rank , by regular promotion from (OF-2) to
Korvettenkapitän (OF-3). The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows: • OF-2a: /
Stabshauptmann • OF-2b: '''''' / • OF-1a: / • OF-1b:
Leutnant zur See /
Leutnant ==References==