Can there possibly be two officers of the same rank serving on the same vessel? And if so who is in charge? (I.e two lieutenant junior grade officers on the same ship)

Question

Can there possibly be two officers of the same rank serving on the same vessel? And if so who is in charge? (I.e two lieutenant junior grade officers on the same ship)

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Answer 1

There’s always an order of merit list if it ever came to that. So if two officers had the same date of rank- the list rank orders every individual. At least in the army. Not sure navy