Mercenary Rank

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==The Basics==
The Mercenary Rank system works the same way as the Nations Rank system.
With a higher Rank, you are able to buy more items with Imperial Standing Points at an Imperial Gate Guard and the Sanction status will last longer. Instead of spending Crystals at Conquest Overseers and doing missions after getting enough Allegiance reputation (the red bar at your profile), you have to successfully complete Assaults for your Mercenary reputation.
==The Details==
You automatically become a Mercenary when you begin Aht Urhgan Mission 3: President Salaheem. You start with the Rank "Private Second Class" (PSC) and a PSC Wildcat Badge.
===Ranking Up===
To earn the next Mercenary Rank you have to accumulate 25 "Rank-Up Points" in Assault Missions, as follows:
*You earn 5 points for successfully completing a particular Assault Mission for the first time.
*You earn 1 point for successfully completing a previously-completed Assault Mission.
*The ranks of the Mercenary and mission do not matter; in particular, higher-ranked Mercenaries do not need to do higher-ranked missions, to earn points.
*You earn 5 points for completing each new set of 5 floors in Nyzul Isle Investigation.
*You earn 1 point for completing a previously-completed set of 5 floors in Nyzul Isle Investigation.
*You can only accumulate 25 points. After that, until the rank-up quest is complete, any further points that would be earned are lost.
*There is no maintenance reset for your Rank-Up Points; they carry forward until you complete the next Promotion Quest.
Tips: 
*Don't waste easy winning missions. For example, a character with PSC Rank and many accumulated points by only doing Excavation Duty shouldn't do 3 new missions, when it is close to 25. You can do them with PFC Rank and they count all as 5 points. You should remember won missions or just look in-game under Mission > Assault. All completed missions are registered.
*Speak with Abquhbah at I-10 Aht Urhgan Whitegate when you are unsure of how many points you have. Choose the topic Mercenary Assessment (for further details see Abquhbah).
After you have earned enough points, speak with Naja Salaheem for a Promotion Quest. Fulfill Naja's task and you will be granted with a higher rank and a new key item: "Rank" Wildcat badge. At this time, your Rank-Up Points will be reset to 0 and you will once again be able to earn more.
==Summary==
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Mercenary Rank 	Quest for Obtaining Rank 	Key Item 	Rank-Up Points Needed for Promotion to Next Rank
PSC Private Second Class	Aht Urhgan Mission 3: President Salaheem	PSC Wildcat Badge 	25
PFC Private First Class 	Promotion: Private First Class 	PFC Wildcat Badge 	25
SP Superior Private 	Promotion: Superior Private 	SP Wildcat Badge 	25
LC Lance Corporal 	Promotion: Lance Corporal 	LC Wildcat Badge 	25
C Corporal 	Promotion: Corporal 	C Wildcat Badge 	25
S Sergeant 	Promotion: Sergeant 	S Wildcat Badge 	25
SM Sergeant Major 	Promotion: Sergeant Major 	SM Wildcat Badge 	25
CS Chief Sergeant 	Promotion: Chief Sergeant 	CS Wildcat Badge 	25
SL Second Lieutenant 	Promotion: Second Lieutenant 	SL Wildcat Badge 	25
FL First Lieutenant 	Promotion: First Lieutenant 	FL Wildcat Badge 	N/A
Captain 	Promotion: Captain 	Captain Wildcat Badge	N/A