准尉 (美國)

在美国军队中，准尉為比士官高級，但比北約OF-1軍階的軍官低級的特別階層。准尉當中分為五級，數字越大則越高級。然而，世界上絕大多數的准尉都是處於士官與軍官之間的「夾心階層」，而美軍的准尉制度之所以特別並不在於此；其餘國家（比如說英联邦）的軍隊中，准尉是屬於士官的級別（大概在北約OR-8或OR-9的位置），但美軍的准尉是獨立一個階級，並不再是士官的類別而可以享受軍官的待遇。

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在美軍中要成為准尉，不同軍種的要求亦有分別。以陸軍為例，要成為技術員範疇的准尉需要中士（），而飛行員範疇的則不需要成为士官；隨後於或完成培訓，成功畢業後即可成為准尉。

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