Dutch junior officers progress through lieutenant-at-sea third class and second class, with a senior category within second class. The third-class officer is close to the training stage, while promotion to second class gives the officer a more established position. The senior category stands higher in the NATO comparison than ordinary second class. That subdivision matters when comparing navies whose national titles divide junior service differently.
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Dutch lieutenant grades distinguish stages of junior service
A senior category within Dutch lieutenant-at-sea second class separates another stage of junior service and changes its NATO equivalence.