fɹʌmðə ɹˈæŋks ʌv ɪnspˈɛktɚɹ ʌv ˈɔːɹdnəns, hˈɛld ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv zˈiəɹoʊ sˈɛvən, hiː wʌz pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd ʌntˈɪl hiː bɪkˌeɪm kəmˈændɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn tʃˈiːf ʌv stˈæf ɪnðə pɐsˈɪfɪk flˈiːt.
From the ranks of inspector of ordnance, held in 1905–07, he was promoted until he became commander in 1909 and in 1910 chief of staff in the Pacific Fleet.