MRmajpayne
Member
+1|7094
I am a Master Seargent right now with 35k global points and all the basic badges which are the requirements for 1st seargent but I haven't been promoted yet. Does anyone know what else I have to do to get the next promotion?
StickyBombs
Member
+8|7178|Sacramento, CA (USA)

MRmajpayne wrote:

I am a Master Seargent right now with 35k global points and all the basic badges which are the requirements for 1st seargent but I haven't been promoted yet. Does anyone know what else I have to do to get the next promotion?
Did you recieve the badges necessary after making the rank of Master Seargent?  If you did then you are not available for the rank of first seargent.  I had the same problem.  Now I am just working till I get 50,000 and I have all the requirements for the advanced rank when I reach that plateu.
DUFFKING
Insert witty comment here
+3|7179|Brixham, UK
If you get the badges reuired after you become a master sergeant, you cannot become a first sergeant.
MRmajpayne
Member
+1|7094
I understand, thanks for the help kind of a stupid way to do it though.
StickyBombs
Member
+8|7178|Sacramento, CA (USA)

MRmajpayne wrote:

I understand, thanks for the help kind of a stupid way to do it though.
I agree..they should change that in the patch...but you do get 2 weapon unlocks when you reach 20,000 so not all is lost.
Gawwad
My way or Haddaway!
+212|7106|Espoo, Finland

StickyBombs wrote:

MRmajpayne wrote:

I understand, thanks for the help kind of a stupid way to do it though.
I agree..they should change that in the patch...but you do get 2 weapon unlocks when you reach 20,000 so not all is lost.
Becoming a First Sergeant instead of a master sergeant doesn't give you any extra unlocks.
MRmajpayne
Member
+1|7094
I know i just wasn't sure if something was wrong
Psycho
Member since 2005
+44|7198|Kansas, USA

Gawwad wrote:

StickyBombs wrote:

MRmajpayne wrote:

I understand, thanks for the help kind of a stupid way to do it though.
I agree..they should change that in the patch...but you do get 2 weapon unlocks when you reach 20,000 so not all is lost.
Becoming a First Sergeant instead of a master sergeant doesn't give you any extra unlocks.
That would be why he said you get the unlocks at 20,000 instead of specifying a rank.

And, it isn't stupid that you can't change from Master Seargent to First Seargent. There are several instances of parallel ranks in the military. Each is usually down a different career path or has different responsibilities. there usually isn't a lot of movement between them.

Personally I think it would have been nice if the parallel ranks would have a different "special ability" so that by choosing one you have to choose between two different incentives. Maybe something like one rank would give you two UAVs or something.
Obiwan
Go Cards !!
+196|7116|The Ville
I to have a wierd prob. It says I will be fisrt sergeant next but I cannot get master sergeant ? I have all of the badges and a few are veteran. I find this rather wierd unless I'll go up two ranks when I hit 20,000.
=SoG=PredatoR
Member
+3|7178|Austin, Texas
What I don't understand is how you it is possible not to have the required badges at that point. It takes about what, 100+ hours to become 1st sgt? If you can't manage to get the required badges in that time period than I say that you don't deserve to become 1st sgt.
MRmajpayne
Member
+1|7094
Some of the badges you have to work for though and not everyone trys to run around getting these different badges. I had to look at the requirements for each basic badge and then decide to try to get it took me a couple of days. Seems like to me the engineer badge was the hardest, the repair one not the combat one. I just didnt know the different requirements before i became master sgt.
Cyberwolf
Banned
+14|7113

MRmajpayne wrote:

Some of the badges you have to work for though and not everyone trys to run around getting these different badges. I had to look at the requirements for each basic badge and then decide to try to get it took me a couple of days. Seems like to me the engineer badge was the hardest, the repair one not the combat one. I just didnt know the different requirements before i became master sgt.
I played the game utilizing pretty much everything when I first began. Getting BASIC badges in everything is not a challenge. I didn't have to run around trying to do anything in specific. But that's just me.
_j5689_
Dreads & Bergers
+364|7138|Riva, MD
You can still get Sergeant Major if you get the Basic Armor Badge, Basic Transport Badge, Basic Helicopter Badge, Basic Aviator Badge, Basic Air Defense Badge, and Basic Ground Defense Badge by the time you reach 50K points.
Kung Jew
That one mod
+331|7167|Houston, TX
I gave up the chance to get 1st sgt last night too.  I said to myself, fuckit the new patch with better ranks will ensure that I'm not at that rank for too much longer anyway.

KJ
LuitenantLt.Smash
Member
+0|7104|UK

=SoG=PredatoR wrote:

What I don't understand is how you it is possible not to have the required badges at that point. It takes about what, 100+ hours to become 1st sgt? If you can't manage to get the required badges in that time period than I say that you don't deserve to become 1st sgt.
Right on
LuitenantLt.Smash
Member
+0|7104|UK
I had all the necessary awards waaay b4 i got 2 1st sarg, I usually just set myself an award goal and and so on, it makes it much more satisfying than just waiting for a random award 2 crop up!
superseal17
Banned
+1|7176
It shouldn't be changed, it rewards those who have actually worked hard in the game to become higher than others.
MarkyMark
Member
+5|7094|UK
I thought it would probably have changed before reading this but this now means i'm gonna pull my finger out at getting my goddam basic knife!
DSRTurtle
Member
+56|7107
The difference between the 2 is that 1st Sgt will have higher priority when applying for commander vs a Master Sgt.  Other than the differences are minor unless your in the military for real where there are much bigger differences between the 2.  The same goes for Sgt Major vs Master Gunnery Sgt.
ImaMedic
Member
+1|7188|Where ever there's wounded

superseal17 wrote:

It shouldn't be changed, it rewards those who have actually worked hard in the game to become higher than others.
AMEN to that.

AND LOOK, I JUST GOT PROMOTED LAST NIGHT!!!!
RDMC_old
Member
+0|7157|Almere, Holland

MRmajpayne wrote:

I am a Master Seargent right now with 35k global points and all the basic badges which are the requirements for 1st seargent but I haven't been promoted yet. Does anyone know what else I have to do to get the next promotion?
Ok listen.. U only will get promoted to First Sarge when you have all requirements for that rank at the moment u hit the 20.000 points.. if U dont have those requirements than ur just like me stuck with master sarge till u promote to either Master Gunnery Sarge or Sergeant Major.. So just rack up some 15 points and then u will get promoted again..
RDMC_old
Member
+0|7157|Almere, Holland

LuitenantLt.Smash wrote:

=SoG=PredatoR wrote:

What I don't understand is how you it is possible not to have the required badges at that point. It takes about what, 100+ hours to become 1st sgt? If you can't manage to get the required badges in that time period than I say that you don't deserve to become 1st sgt.
Right on
Well I got my knife badge one day after my promotion
jord
Member
+2,382|7099|The North, beyond the wall.
theres so many sgt's im confused so which is better first sgt or mstr sgt?
DSRTurtle
Member
+56|7107
1st Sgt is better than Master Sgt.  Sgt Major is better than Master Gunnery Sgt.  They have the same pay grade/rank but they are different in the qualification for the position both in the game in and in the military.

Now my question of the day.

In the game it says my next rank is Master Sgt even though I have all the awards supposedly required for 1st Sgt.  Is this common or am I missing something?

Thanks
ImaMedic
Member
+1|7188|Where ever there's wounded

DSRTurtle wrote:

1st Sgt is better than Master Sgt.  Sgt Major is better than Master Gunnery Sgt.  They have the same pay grade/rank but they are different in the qualification for the position both in the game in and in the military.

Now my question of the day.

In the game it says my next rank is Master Sgt even though I have all the awards supposedly required for 1st Sgt.  Is this common or am I missing something?

Thanks
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