You haven't done anything dumb, but I think you are misremembering. The stock game only allows one or two promotions or medals per patrol. Commander has always allowed you to give out as many of each as you like.
I don't consider it a cheat, at least where qualifications are concerned, because as I've said before, there is no such thing as an "unqualified" petty officer. The qual is what makes him a PO in the first place.
As for the others, a captain can recommend any crewmember for a medal or promotion he feels like. Of course he needs to prove the man's worth to his superiors, or it won't work. The problem I always had with the stock game is that sometimes you can't give out a medal when you think someone deserves it. This is especially true of Wound Badges. If a man is wounded but is healed before the patrol ends you can't give him the medal because he's not wounded anymore. With Commander you can still give him the medal.
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