Ranks

Standard ranks are mostly based on Star League Defense Force ranks.

Recruit             Starting rank
Private             After 1 year of duty or 1 battle
Corporal            After 2 additional years of duty
Sergeant            After 3 additional years of duty
Master Sergeant     After 4 additional years of duty
Lieutenant          Lance/Platoon commander
Captain             Company commander
Major               Battalion commander
Colonel             Regimental commander
Lieutenant General  Brigade commander
Major General       Division commander
General             Corps commander
Commanding General  Army commander

Recruiting (19981110)

Assuming a PC spends pretty much the whole month recruiting, they get a number of rolls equal to:

    +1 roll  for each 40 AP earned
    +1 roll  for each Point spent on Titles
    +1 roll  for each Rank above Lieutenant

For recruiting Mechwarriors, the skills used are: Protocol, Seduction, Streetwise

PCs must roll once on each skill before they can roll again on the same skill. (i.e. if a PC gets 5 rolls, he rolls once for each skill and can roll on two other skills).

MoS determines the recruit gained:

    +0  Green
    +3  Regular
    +6  Veteran
    +9  Elite
    +12 Elite /w Mech

A crit gains a special attribute: +50% XP towards next level, variant Mech (if recruit has a Mech), +2 on Mech roll (if recruit has a Mech), -2 on Mech roll (if recruit doesn't have a Mech).

Lowering the level of success by one results in a Recruit with a Mech. Use the BMR p103 Random Lance Type to determine Mech weight. Apply a -4 modifiers for a Green recruit, -2 mod for a Regular, +3 mode for an Elite.