He'll never be on the fast track up the chain of command now.

In that case, you'll need to go even higher up the chain of command.

Appeals may be taken only up the military chain of command.

It was time to move this thing up the chain of command.

He wasn't required to send this one up the chain of command.

"The only question is how high up the chain of command the decision was made."

Contact the person highest up the chain of command but within reason.

How far up the chain of command must we look?

"My security people would have reported it up the chain of command to me."

This time he was too far up the chain of command to just be put out in the street.