A promising young officer commits suicide, and Murphy is assigned to investigate.
Steepling his fingers, the general said, "Staff work can be the making of a promising young officer.
A promising young officer, he'd been tagged for rapid promotion.
The appointment singled Bacon out as a most promising officer.
She'd flirted, promoted herself like so many whose goal began and ended with marrying a promising officer.
He appeared to be such a promising young officer.
Based on that you call him "a promising young officer"?
You're the guy they say is the most promising young officer on the block.
I thought he was a very promising young officer.
"One of my more promising young officers, Captain."