Type:

Commissioned Officer Rank

Above:

Ensign

Below:

Lieutenant

Duties:

- Often serves as assistant to department heads
- Stand watch at key bridge stations
- Monitor ship systems and report status changes
- Pilot shuttles or runabout
- Conduct research, repairs, or tactical analysis

Miscellaneous:

- Junior Officer Rank
- Often addressed simply as “Lieutenant”
- This rank was not always present in Starfleet
- Cadets in technical or trade-heavy fields sometimes graduated with this rank