Lieutenant (rank)

The Lieutenant rank is the fourth rank available to soldiers. Having a soldier at this rank unlocks Rapid Recovery for purchase at the Officer Training School.

Abilities at this rank

Class	Abilities	Description
Assault	Flush	Fire a shot that causes enemies to run out of cover. The shot is easy to hit with, but does reduced damage.
	Rapid Fire	Take two shots against a single target in quick succession. Each shot carries a -15 penalty to Aim.
Heavy	HEAT Ammo	Confers +100% damage against robotic enemies (50% in XCOM: Enemy Within).
	Rapid Reaction	Confers a second reaction shot if on Overwatch and the first reaction shot is a hit.
MEC Trooper	Jetboot Module	When activated, confers the ability to jump to normally inaccessible heights for the rest of the turn.
	One For All	When activated, the MEC becomes a high cover element. Moving or using an arm-based weapon will return the MEC to standard posture.
Sniper	Disabling Shot	Allows the Sniper to fire a shot that causes the target's main weapon to malfunction. The target may use Reload to fix the weapon. The shot cannot inflict a critical hit. 2 turn cooldown.
	Battle Scanner	Scanning device that, when thrown, creates a new source of vision for 2 turns. Can only be used 2 times per battle.
Support	Revive	Allows medikits to revive critically wounded soldiers at 33% of max health, instead of just stabilizing them.
	Rifle Suppression	Fire a barrage that pins down a target, granting reaction fire against it and imposing a -30 penalty to Aim.