It was common practice to sign on a "young gentleman" simply in order to rack up the required years of service for quick promotion.

That wasn't the way to quick promotion.

I received two quick promotions and used that experience to go on to a very successful 30-year career.

This decision started a series of quick promotions within the SS.

This was noted by his peers, and he was marked him down for quick promotion.

A first place finished earned the club quick promotion to the Bezirksliga in 1977.

As the club finished fifth, seventh and then 17th, hopes of quick promotion disappeared.

His father had expected quick promotion for his son, and when that hadn't happened, the senator had simply stopped asking.

I saw quick promotions on the horizon if I could manage to carry it off.

His good service brought him a quick promotion to post-captain, on 27 June 1797, but left him without a ship for over a year.