Lieutenant was a rank widely used in Nexus military organizations. Lieutenants were low to mid-ranking commissioned officers.
In space fleets, lieutenants were junior to mid-ranking command and support personnel, ranking under flag officers, captains, commanders, and lieutenant commanders. They ranked above ensigns and enlisted personnel. The rank was more junior in ground forces.
Barrayaran Imperium
In the Barrayaran Imperial Service the rank of lieutenant was indicated by red tabs. A minority of ensigns were promoted to lieutenant after a year of service; it took longer for most. While there were intermediate ranks of lieutenant commander and commander in the space forces, it was not unusual for a lieutenant to be promoted directly to captain after approximately ten years as an officer. Lieutenants could linger in grade without being promoted for a very long time, even as many as twenty years.
Socially, the strict relationship between Vors and military could generate the akward situation nicknamed "Lieutenant Lord Vor-I'm-God's-Gift-to-Women"[1]
Barrayaran Lieutenants
- Lieutenant Ahn[2]
- Lieutenant Bonn[3]
- Lieutenant Buffa[4]
- Lieutenant Croye[5]
- Lieutenant Dea[6]
- Lieutenant Simon Illyan (later promoted)[7]
- Lieutenant Iverson[8]
- Lieutenant Bazil Jesek[5]
- Lieutenant Trev Johannes[9]
- Lieutenant Jole (later promoted)[10]
- Lieutenant Clement Koudelka (later promoted)[11]
- Lieutenant Radnov[12]
- Lieutenant Saint Simon[13]
- Lieutenant Smolyani[14]
- Lieutenant Solian[15]
- Lieutenant Vorberg[16]
- Lieutenant Miles Vorkosigan (eventually promoted)[17]
- Lieutenant Alexi Vormoncrief[18]
- Lieutenant Ivan Vorpatril (later promoted)[19]
- Lieutenant Etienne Vorsoisson[20]
- Lieutenant Vassily Vorsoisson[21]
- Lieutenant Yaski[22]
- Lieutenant Yegorov[17]
Beta Colony
Cetagandan Empire
Ghem-Lieutenant was a junior officer rank in the Cetagandan military.
Dendarii and Oseran Free Mercenary Fleets
Lieutenants in the Dendarii Mercenaries could serve as seconds in command of small warships, as well as in support roles such as communications officer and fleet accountant; the rank for the Oseran Mercenaries was similar.
- Lieutenant Vicky Bone[25]
- Lieutenant Christof[26]
- Lieutenant Durham[27]
- Lieutenant Hart[28]
- Lieutenant Kimura[28]
- Lieutenant Lake (Oseran)[29]
- Lieutenant Sandy Hereld[30]
- Lieutenant Murka[31]
- Lieutenant Ptarmigan[32]
- Lieutenant Elli Quinn (later promoted)[33]
- Lieutenant Bel Thorne (later promoted)[34]
Lieutenants in other services
- Lieutenant Marsha Alfredi (Escobar)[35]
- Lieutenant Marco Deleo (Escobar)[36]
- Lieutenant Gamad (Felice)[37]
- Lieutenant Ti Gulik (GalacTech pilot)[38]
- Lieutenant Mendez (Earth-based police officer)[39]
Notes and references
- ↑ A Civil Campaign chapter 11
- ↑ The Vor Game chapter 1
- ↑ The Vor Game chapter 3
- ↑ Shards of Honor chapter 4
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Warrior's Apprentice chapter 6
- ↑ "The Mountains of Mourning"
- ↑ Shards of Honor chapter 8
- ↑ Mirror Dance chapter 29
- ↑ Cryoburn chapter 3
- ↑ The Vor Game chapter 6
- ↑ Shards of Honor chapter 15
- ↑ Shards of Honor chapter 2
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Shards of Honor chapter 6
- ↑ Diplomatic Immunity chapter 1
- ↑ Diplomatic Immunity chapter 2
- ↑ Memory chapter 1
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 The Vor Game chapter 17
- ↑ A Civil Campaign chapter 3
- ↑ Cetaganda chapter 1
- ↑ Komarr chapter 12
- ↑ A Civil Campaign chapter 19
- ↑ The Vor Game chapter 5
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Shards of Honor chapter 1
- ↑ Brothers in Arms chapter 2
- ↑ Brothers in Arms chapter 3
- ↑ Brothers in Arms chapter 16
- ↑ Mirror Dance chapter 2
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Mirror Dance chapter 6
- ↑ The Vor Game chapter 13
- ↑ Mirror Dance chapter 1
- ↑ "The Borders of Infinity"
- ↑ Brothers in Arms chapter 13
- ↑ The Vor Game chapter 10
- ↑ The Warrior's Apprentice chapter 10
- ↑ Shards of Honor chapter 10
- ↑ Shards of Honor Aftermaths
- ↑ The Warrior's Apprentice chapter 14
- ↑ Falling Free chapter 9
- ↑ "Dreamweaver's Dilemma"