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Sub-lieutenant
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<p>Sub-lieutenant is usually a <a href="/facts/Junior_officer/Tc6NtaxS">junior officer</a> rank, used in armies, navies and air forces. </p><p>In most armies, sub-lieutenant is the lowest <a href="/facts/Commissioned_officer/FDFw2Bpd">commissioned officer</a> rank. However, in Brazil, it is the highest <a href="/facts/Non-commissioned_officer/Xo9BtG06">non-commissioned rank</a>, and in Spain, it is the second highest non-commissioned rank. </p><p>As a naval rank, a sub-lieutenant ranks below a <a href="/facts/Lieutenant/G9BbvD6s">lieutenant</a>. </p>