Below are the basic requirements to be promoted to each rank.
**Please Note: Promotion to any rank will be based on fullfillment of basic requirements, quality of promotion request application, and current number of personnel at any given rank. Rank limits apply to each branch seperately excluding the CNC and CNXO.



Officer Ranks


Chief Novus Commander: O-11
- Must be appointed as Chief Novus Commander/Guild Captain.
*Note: This rank is retained by all past and present CNC's.
- No record of disciplinary issues within eight months prior to promotion.
**Note: Never more than one active member with this rank.

General: O-10
- Must be appoint as Chief Novus Executive Officer
- No record of disciplinary issues within eight months prior to promotion.
**Note: Never more than one active member with this rank.

Lieutenant General: O-9
- Must be appointed as General of the Army
- No record of disciplinary issues within seven months prior to promotion.
**Note: Never more than one active member with this rank.

Major General: O-8
- Must be appointed as Army Executive Officer.
- No record of disciplinary issues within seven months prior to promotion.
**Note: Never more than one active member with this rank.

Brigader General: O-7
- Must be appointed as an Battalion Commander.
- No record of disciplinary issues within seven months prior to promotion.
**Note: Never more than one active member with this rank (per Battalion).

Colonel: O-6
- Must pass the General Test (must be O-5 for a minimum of three months before taking the General Test)
- 200+ posts after becoming O-5
- No record of disciplinary issues within six months prior to promotion.
**Note: Never more than four active members with this rank.

Lieutenant Colonel: O-5
- Must be appointed as an Battalion Commander, or;
- 200+ posts after passing the CommanderTest.
- No record of disciplinary issues within six months prior to promotion.
**Note: Never more than five active members with this rank.

Major: O-4
- Pass the Commander Test (must be O-3 for a minimum of three months before you can take the Commander Test)
- No record of disciplinary issues within six months prior to promotion.
**Note: Never more than six active members with this rank.

Captain: O-3
- Have a total of at least 400 posts.
- No record of disciplinary issues within five months prior to promotion.
**Note: Never more than ten active members with this rank.

First Lieutenant: O-2
- Have a total of at least 300 posts.
- No record of disciplinary issues within five months prior to promotion.
**Note: Never more than fifteen active members with this rank.

Second Lieutenant: O-1
- Be of the current rank no lower than E-8.
- Pass the Officer Test (must be either E-8 or E-9 for a minimum of three months before you can take the Officer Test)
- No record of disciplinary issues within five months prior to promotion.
**Note: Never more than twenty active members with this rank.




Enlisted Ranks



Sergeant Major/Chief Sergeant Major: E-9
- 300 posts since joining
- Recommendation from an individual of O-3 rank or higher
- No record of disciplinary issues within six months prior to promotion.
- Must pass the NCO Chief Test (must be E-8 for a minimum of 3+ months before taking the NCO Chief Test)
*Note: First person to reach this rank will be Chief Sergeant Major and will retain this rank until promoted, demoted, or inactive. This person currently is: TBA
**Note: Never more than four active members with this rank.

Master Sergeant/First Sergeant: E-8
- 200 posts since joining
- Must pass the Advanced Knowledge 2 Test (must be E-7 for a minimum of 2+ months before taking the Advanced Knowledge 4 Test)
- No record of disciplinary issues within six months prior to promotion.
**Note: Never more than six active members with this rank, three Master Sergeatns and three First Sergeants.

Sergeant First Class: E-7
- 180 posts since joining
- Must pass the Advanced Knowledge 1 Test (must be E-6 for a minimum of 2+ months before taking the Advanced Knowledge 1 Test)
- No record of disciplinary issues within six months prior to promotion.
**Note: Never more than ten active members with this rank.

Staff Sergeant: E-6
- Must pass the General Knowledge 2 Test (must be E-5 for a minimum of 2+ months before taking the General Knowledge 2 Test)
- No record of disciplinary issues within six months prior to promotion.
**Note: Never more than fifteen active members with this rank.

Sergeant: E-5
- 125+ posts since joining
- No record of disciplinary issues within three months prior to promotion.
**Note: Never more than twenty active members with this rank.

Corporal/Specialist: E-4
- Must pass the General Knowledge 1 Test (must be E-3 for a minimum of one month before taking the General Knowledge 1 Test)
- No record of disciplinary issues within two months prior to promotion.
*Note: You may request which rank title you wish to have.
**Note: Never more than twenty-five active members with this rank.

Private First Class: E-3
- 50+ posts since joining.
- No record of disciplinary issues within one month prior to promotion.
**Note: Never more than thirty-five active members with this rank.

Private: E-2
- Pass the Basic Training Test.
- 25+ posts since joining.
- No record of disciplinary issues within one month prior to promotion.
**Note: No limit.

Priavte - No Insignia: E-1
- Automatically granted upon joining the NA.
**Note: No limit.