Promotions??
 

So here I am, November '44, patrol 58. I got EVERY medal before I even made Olt z S. I thought you had to have a certain amount of renown after a patrol to get a promotion, so I went so far as to see if a cheat would get it (just to see if it would work). It didn't after three patrols, so I backed up to before I did that and continued on from there. How do you get a &*(@ promotion? My CE and WO are the same rank as me!

-Qairyl

I was a Lieutenant Commander and then I got promoted to a Lieutenant Sr!!

I had used renown to to upgade my boat from a VIIC to IXB, so my renown had dipped, but This shouldn't have happened. I didn't sink a neutral or torpedo a german battleship, and I was awarded medals as well!!

promotions
 

In the US military it is common for an officer to hold a temporary rank one step above his permanent rank (and sometimes many steps above his permanent rank in war). If he then gets transferred to another post, he can drop in rank to his permanent rank. If he retires, he will retire at his permanent rank. I was in the Air Force, and this is how it worked there. I assume this is true for the Navy also.