Editing Sub-lieutenant (section)

== Army and air force rank ==
In France, a sub-lieutenant ({{lang|fr|sous-lieutenant}}) is the junior commissioned officer in the army or the air force. He wears a band in the colour of his corps (e.g. gold for infantry, silver for armoured cavalry, etc.). During the 18th century a rank of {{lang|fr|sous-lieutenant de vaisseau}} existed in the French Navy. It was the equivalent of the master's mate rank of the Royal Navy. It is now replaced by the rank of "first ensign" ({{lang|fr|enseigne de vaisseau de première classe}}).

An Argentinian sub-lieutenant wears a single silver sun on each shoulder, Brazilian sub-lieutenants are the most senior non-commissioned rank (called [[Sub-Officer]] in the Navy and Air force), wearing a golden [[Lozenge (shape)|lozenge]]. In Mexico, the sub-lieutenant is the most junior officer in the rank scale, and wears a single gold bar. Thai sub-lieutenants and acting sub-lieutenants wear a single star on each shoulder.

The [[British Army]] briefly used the rank of sub-lieutenant from 1871 to 1877, replacing the ranks of [[Ensign (rank)|ensign]] in the infantry and [[Cornet (military rank)|cornet]] in the cavalry. In 1877, it was replaced in turn by the rank of [[second lieutenant]], although this had always been used by the [[Royal Artillery]], [[Royal Engineers]], and rifle and fusilier regiments.

[[Turkish Armed Forces]] designates sub-lieutenant as 1) the senior students in military academy and 2) a conscript who possesses university or other higher education diploma, that got drafted for a 1-year service.

=== Army insignia ===
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File:07.AlgA-2LT.svg|{{lang|fr|Sous lieutenant}}<br />{{small|({{langx|ar|ملازم|[[Mulazim]]}})}}<br />([[Algerian Land Forces]])<ref name="Algeria">{{cite web |title=Ranks |url=https://www.mdn.dz/site_principal/sommaire/presentation/armoiries_an.php |website=mdn.dz |publisher=[[Ministry of National Defence (Algeria)]] |access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref>
File:Angola-Army-OF-1a.svg|{{lang|pt|Sub-tenente}}<br />([[Angolan Army]])<ref name="Angola_Army">{{cite web |title=Postos do Exército |url=https://faa.ao/exe/posto_exe |website=faa.ao |publisher=[[Angolan Army]] |access-date=27 June 2021 |language=pt}}</ref>
File:Benin Army OF-1a.svg|{{lang|fr|Sous-lieutenant}}<br />([[Benin Armed Forces|Benin Army]])<ref name="Benin">{{cite web |title=LOI N° 2005-43 DU 26 JUIN 2006 |url=https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/94851/111467/F-404511779/BEN-94851.pdf |website=ilo.org |publisher=National Assembly (Benin) |access-date=13 June 2021 |pages=19-20, 35-36 |language=fr |date=26 June 2006}}</ref>
File:Subtenente.png|{{lang|pt|Sub-tenente}} ([[Brazilian Army]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Postos e Graduações |url=https://www.eb.mil.br/o-exercito/postos-e-graduacoes |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=Exército Brasileiro |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
File:Insignia PM O8.PNG|{{lang|pt|Sub-tenente}} ([[Brazilian Military Police]] and [[Military Firefighters Corps]])
File:Romania-Army-OF-1a.svg|{{lang|ro|Sublocotenent}} ([[Romanian Land Forces]])
File:Romania-Gendarmerie-OF-1a.svg|{{lang|ro|Sublocotenent}} ([[Gendarmerie (Romania)|Romanian Gendarmerie]])
File:Turkey-army-OF-0.svg|{{lang|tr|Asteğmen}} ([[Turkish Land Forces]])

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=== Air force insignia ===
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08.ANAF-2LT.svg|{{lang|pt|Sub-tenente}}<br />([[National Air Force of Angola]])<ref name="Angola_AirForce">{{cite web |title=Postos da Força Aérea Nacional |trans-title=National Air Force Posts |url=https://faa.ao/fan/posto_fan |website=faa.ao |publisher=[[Angolan Air Force]] |access-date=27 June 2021 |language=pt}}</ref>
File:Romania-AirForce-OF-1a Sleeve.svg|{{lang|ro|Sublocotenent}} ([[Romanian Air Force]])
File:Turkey-air-force-OF-(D).svg|{{lang|tr|Asteğmen}} ([[Turkish Air Force]])

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