His senior officers had risen from the table to stand at attention.
All the officers rose for the ceremony of the captain's withdrawal.
A moment later, the naval officer rose from the table.
His chief medical officer rose from behind her desk.
The officers in the room rose as a body.
The first officer had risen from the floor and was hunched over his terminal.
Christine got up as the officer rose from his chair.
He led the way to the far side of the chamber, and the other senior officers rose with him.
An armored officer, he rose through the ranks, much of the time in Europe.
The naval officers rose, began gathering up their own papers, and started to leave.
