Posted by John M. on May 01, 2004 at 14:24:45:
In Reply to: a "louie" is a lieutenant posted by TechDiver on April 30, 2004 at 21:43:42:
A Lt. Cdr. is nowhere near an admiral...
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ranks/officers/o-rank.html
And a "louie" is a derogatory term for a Lieutenant, as was already pointed out. (Not that there are any good terms for lieutenants!)