Union Fleet Lieutenant Commander's shoulder bars.
Lieutenant Commander was a commissioned officer rank in the Planetary Union. It was the senior-most rank before command ranks such as Captain and Commander, falling between Commander and Lieutenant.
Lieutenant Commanders frequently served as heads of departments, such as Chief Medical Officer, or as the second officer of a vessel. Many Lieutenant Commanders were responsible for the functioning of a department such as Engineering, Security, or Medical.
An officer could be be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander immediately upon being assigned as a department head, such as Chief Engineer John LaMarr. However, this was not always the case; Alara Kitan remained a Lieutenant throughout her year as Chief Security Officer of the Orville, whilst Talla Keyali was only promoted to Lieutenant Commander after a year as Chief of Security.
For short, it was proper to refer to Lieutenant Commanders as "Commander" rather than "Lieutenant".
Lieutenant Commanders[]
- Bortus: The current Second Officer of the Exploratory-class USS Orville.[1]
- Charly Burke: Ensign Burke briefly assumed the role of Lieutenant Commander and Chief Engineer of the Orville in 2422 as part of a deception for the Janisi.[2]
- Claire Finn: Chief Medical Officer of the Orville.[1]
- Talla Keyali: Chief Security Officer of the Orville; promoted in early 2422.[3]
- John LaMarr: Chief Engineer of the Orville from early 2420 onward.[4]
- Murphy: Served aboard the USS Chanute.[1]
- Steve Newton: Chief Engineer of the Orville until early 2420.[4]
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