Promoted to the rank of captain in January 1897, he became a member of the Admiralty's Ordnance Committee.

Promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral in 1958, the same year he was awarded the first of two Congressional Gold Medals, for nearly the next three decades Rickover exercised tight control over the ships, technology, and personnel of the nuclear Navy, interviewing and approving or denying every prospective officer being considered for a nuclear ship.

Promoted to the permanent rank of major in 1927 ( having been a substantive captain since 1916 ), he held a GSO2 staff appointment at Headquarters Eastern Command until February 1929 when he was promoted lieutenant-colonel and appointed to command 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment.

Promoted to the substantive rank of major-general on 9 October 1900 and appointed KCB, he was made Commander of Johannesburg district in November 1900 and Commander of Cape Colony in June 1901.

Promoted to lieutenant general of the army on July 25, 1762, he was also given the rank of chef d ' escadre ( rear admiral ) in the French Navy in recognition for his exploits, a rank lesser than that he held in the army.

Promoted to the rank of general in November 1903, Kuroki was appointed commander of the Japanese First Army upon the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War the following year.

Promoted to the rank of Captain by Matelite, he leaves most decisions to Byuu, due to his indecisiveness.

Promoted Major of the 40th regiment of the line on 30 Brumaire Year XII, and on the 4th of Germinal, a member of the Legion of Honor, his services at the battle of Austerlitz earned him, on 6 Nivose year XIV, the rank of colonel and his admission, as a Major in the 1st regiment of grenadiers of the Old Guard, on 1 May 1806.

Promoted to the rank of Captain in July 1953, O ' Kane commanded the submarine tender until June 1954 and then became Commander, Submarine Squadron Seven.

Promoted to the army ( as opposed to regimental ) rank of Brevet Major by the Prince Regent ( Sharpe's Enemy ).

Promoted to the rank of commander on 30 June 1976, Boyce became commanding officer of the submarine HMS Superb in 1979.

Promoted shortly after this to the rank of lieutenant-colonel, in 1867 he was placed at the head of the intelligence section of the general staff, becoming thereby one of Moltke's principal confidential assistants.

Promoted to rank of lieutenant general on March 15, 1978, he assumed duties as Deputy Chief of Staff, Research Development and Acquisition, Headquarters USAF, Washington, DC, on May 1, 1978.

Promoted to the rank of Captain, he was the Chief of Staff to the Commander, Base Force, United States Fleet in 1930-32.

Promoted to captain on 31 January 1943, he was given the temporary rank of lieutenant colonel and appointed Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion 1st Royal Tank Regiment on 14 April 1943, leading them in North Africa for which he was awarded the DSO on 4 May 1943 and in Italy for which he was awarded a bar to his DSO on 24 February 1944.

Promoted to the rank of captain in late 1930, he returned to Japan to take up administrative and training duties.

Promoted to the permanent rank of captain a few months after the war, he was assigned to a battalion of Marines ordered to China to relieve the hard-pressed garrison at Peking during the Boxer Rebellion.

Promoted to the rank of Commander in 1910, Pratt was an instructor at the Naval War College in 1911 – 1913 and spent the next two years in the Atlantic Torpedo Flotilla, much of that as Commanding Officer of its flagship, the scout cruiser Birmingham.

Promoted to the substantive rank of lieutenant-general on 26 July 1883, he became Commander-in-Chief, India on 28 November 1885 and was advanced to Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire ( KCIE ) on 15 February 1887 and to Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire ( GCIE ) on reorganisation of the Order on 21 June 1887.

Promoted to first lieutenant on July 17, 1919, he was advanced to the rank of captain on September 15, 1921.

Promoted to the substantive rank of major-general on 1 January 1917, he was appointed CB for his services in the field on 1 January 1918.

Promoted to the rank of Master Commandant in November 1810, he took command of the sloop of war USS Hornet a year later and sailed her to Europe on a diplomatic mission.

Promoted to the rank of Colonel, his assistant is Etta Candy and he has made his feelings and attraction to Wonder Woman clear to her, although his feelings haven't been reciprocated.

Promoted to the grade of colonel ( aqid ) after assuming power, Gaddafi maintained a ceiling on the grade level of his officer corps in keeping with his desire to avoid the ostentatious public image that the generals of the monarchy had conveyed.

Promoted to colonel and immediately ordered home, his usefulness at an end to both Faisal and the British diplomats, a dejected Lawrence is driven away in a staff car.

Promoted to lieutenant colonel on 25 December 1745, he also action at the Battle of Rocoux in October 1746.

Promoted to full " Bird " colonel and made deputy wing commander of his B-47 wing ; Dutch decides, to Sally's displeasure, to remain in the Air Force, rather than return to baseball at the end of his active duty obligation.

Promoted to a lieutenant colonel, in the fall of 1944 Lodge single-handedly captured a four-man German patrol.

Promoted lieutenant-colonel in 1846 and colonel of the 3rd regiment in 1847, he commanded the expedition against Ahmed Sghir in 1848, and defeated the Arabs at the Djerma Pass.

Promoted to colonel in 1933 and brigadier in 1938, he was appointed to command the 14th Infantry Brigade in 1933.

Promoted to lieutenant general on 27 October 1784, he was appointed colonel of the Coldstream Guards on 28 October 1784.

Promoted to lieutenant colonel on 7 February 1885, he became Commanding Officer of the 19th Hussars on 27 September 1888.

Promoted to colonel in 1913, Chauvel became the Australian representative on the Imperial General Staff but the First World War broke out while he was still en route to the United Kingdom.

Promoted to colonel in September 1936, Col Vandegrift reported to Headquarters Marine Corps ( HQMC ), Washington, D. C. in June 1937, where he became Military Secretary to the Major General Commandant.

Promoted to major on October 24, 1861, he joined the 6th Illinois Cavalry and was promoted to colonel of that regiment on April 13, 1862.

Promoted to colonel on 7 March 1960, he became Commander of 152nd ( Highland ) Infantry Brigade in 1960 and Chief of Staff at Scottish Command in 1962.

Promoted to colonel on 4 July 1964, he was posted to Aden in 1966 as chief of staff to Admiral Sir Michael Le Fanu who was commander of the operation to evacuate all British troops and civilians during the Aden Emergency.

Promoted to lieutenant colonel, Shankland was appointed camp commandant of the Canadian Army Headquarters in England in December 1940.

Promoted to lieutenant colonel in June 1953, he remained at March but returned to bombers the following year as commander of the 33rd Bombardment Squadron.

Promoted to colonel in April 1957, Jones became director of materiel and later deputy commander for maintenance of SAC's 93rd Bombardment Wing at Castle AFB, California.

Promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Royal Corps of Engineers, Duportail was secretly sent to America in March 1777 to serve in Washington's Continental Army under an agreement between Benjamin Franklin and the government of King Louis XVI of France.

Promoted to lieutenant colonel, Wark assumed command of the 1st Battalion ( City of Sydney's Own Regiment ), but died suddenly at Puckapunyal Camp, Victoria, of coronary heart disease at the age of 46.

Promoted to lieutenant colonel in early 1918, he assumed command of the 4th Machine Gun Battalion, where he would remain until the end of the war.

Promoted again to colonel, he was advanced to command of the 51st Troop Carrier Wing from June 1, 1942 to October 20, 1942, during its deployment to England to drop airborne forces in the invasion of North Africa.

Promoted to temporary lieutenant colonel, Baker withdrew the battalion behind the lines for a brief period of recuperation.