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'''Promotions and demotions''' are actions performed by the player to promote or demote a squad leader (SL) or pilot. Promoting a [[Characters|character]] does not happen automatically and costs [[#Promotion Points| promotion points]].

The cost of promoting the same character increases with each promotion. Each time a character is promoted, an additional [[Supply_Cost#Promotion_tax|promotion tax]] is added to the [[Supply Cost]] of that character.

==Ranks==
[[Characters]] can hold one of eight ranks, ranging from (1) Lance Corporal to (8) Master Gunnery Sergeant. 
:{| class="wikitable"
|+ Ranks of characters
|-
! Nr. !! Name !! {{H:title|The promotion cost for promoting a character to the next rank|Prom. Cost}}
|-
| 1 || [[File:Rank 01.png|40px]] Lance Corporal || 20
|-
| 2 || [[File:Rank 02.png|40px]] Corporal || 30
|-
| 3 || [[File:Rank 03.png|40px]] Sergeant || 40
|-
| 4 || [[File:Rank 04.png|40px]] Staff Sergeant || 55
|-
| 5 || [[File:Rank 05.png|40px]] Gunnery Sergeant || 75
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| 6 || [[File:Rank 06.png|40px]] Master Sergeant || 100
|-
| 7 || [[File:Rank 07.png|40px]] First Sergeant || 130
|-
| 8 || [[File:Rank 08.png|40px]] Master Gunnery Sergeant || N/A
|}

==Promotion==
===Promotion Points===
Promotion points can be earned in the following ways:<ref>Overhype Studio, Dev Diary #9 - Perks and Promotions [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2432860/view/512950040394727467]</ref>
* Completing missions
* Fulfilling bonus objectives
* Exceeding mission requirements
* Completing events

The higher the [[Missions#Success_In_Battle|Mission Rating]], the more promotion points you will receive for completing that mission. The game rewards you with promotion points for each individual mission, so even if you fail an operation, you will still gain promotion points.

The [[OCIs|OCI]] '''DCRAC''' Provides a +20% increase to all earned Promotion Points.

==Demotion==
If absolutely necessary, a character can be demoted down to a lower rank, which refunds half of the promotion points of the corresponding rank. Perks gained through promotions can only be removed in reverse order. This means that, at any given time, only the most recently purchased perk can be removed.

==References ==
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