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One of the very neat aspects of BF2 is the ability to earn and keep a rank
linked to your account. As you know, in most militaries, rank means everything.
It designates your paying salary, the order of command, how much respect is
received, and so forth. This section will describe the order of rankings, with
the point requirements for each.
- Every rank past Lance Corporal earns the ability to unlock a new specialty
weapon. These weapon ratings can be viewed under the Weapon/Classes section.
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= PRIVATE (PVT) =
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Requirements: 0 pts
Description: The Private is essentially the lowly degraded grunt on the
battlefield. Most of them are typically newbs, or new accounts
that have just started playing. Their ranking symbol is
minimal, they do not get respect, and I'm not even sure they
can be trusted with smoke grenades.
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= PRIVATE FIRST CLASS (PFC) =
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Requirements: 150 pts
Description: The Private First Class is the typical beginner you will see
during BF2. It usually means they've owned the game for a few
hours and are starting to get use to the basics. Be forewarned
though as their navigational skills are minimal, and their
valor has yet to be tested.
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= LANCE CORPORAL (LCpl) = (1st Unlock)
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Requirements: 500 pts
Description: The Lance Corporal is essentially the typical grunt, who has
had experience on a few or most of the maps. They may start
getting use to where to run, and where to hide when under fire,
but their skills are nowhere near perfection to navigate
jets/helicopters. Still, I'd trust one with a gun by my side,
and chances are that they're using an enhanced gun from their
first unlock.
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= CORPORAL (Cpl) = (2nd Unlock)
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Requirements: 800 pts
Description: Not much of a difference between Lance and default Corporal,
given the fact that it's a measly 300 points. This is most
typically a player who has less than 50 hours of play, but is
beginning to understand the elements of teamwork. Joining
squads and uniting will lead them to victory.
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= SERGEANT (Sgt) = (3rd Unlock)
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Requirements: 2500 pts
Description: In most games, the Sergeant is the tough gritty guy who has
a clever saying for everything. In BF2, the Sergeant is sort of
like an under-experienced Private. Nonetheless, Sergeants
understand teamwork quite well, even though their actual combat
skills are untested.
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= STAFF SERGEANT (SSgt) = (4th Unlock)
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Requirements: 5000 pts
Description: This is the rank where I truly start to respect players. It
shows that they have dedicated time to earning their rank, and
may even be skilled enough to go on killing sprees in tanks, or
turn out to be excellent pilots. If anything, this is the
second most common rank.
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= GUNNERY SERGEANT (GySgt) = (5th Unlock)
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Requirements: 8000 pts
Description: By far the most common rank in the game, Gunnery Sergeants
are your typical veterans of the game. They may not be the best
skilled, but they usually do turn out high rounds once in
awhile. They understand how to pilot helicopters, transport
vehicles, tanks, and ground combat. Their jet skills may be
horrible, but don't let them down just yet. Gunnery Sergeants
make a majority of your army stand in rankage.
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= MASTER SERGEANT (MSgt) = (6th Unlock)
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Requirements: 20000 pts
Description: My current rank, and the highest most players will earn in
this game without resorting to point specialized combat, the
Master Sergeant is as high as you can go without doing fancy
ceremonial shows for the public. It's the grunt who does it
all, and does it all well. These guys have the most crud
stuffed in their ranking icon as well.
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= FIRST SERGEANT (1stSgt) =
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Requirements: 20000 pts,
Basic Knife/Pistol/Assault/Anti-Tank/Sniper/Support/Engy/Medic
Description: The First Sergeant is the rank that most Master Sergeants try
to aim for since it gives you a fancy diamond with a new black
BG icon. It's practically the same rank as the Master Sergeant,
except higher due to the ability to perform ceremonial
distributions. I weight Masters' & Firsts' on the same level
since the only difference is all of the basic badges. And to be
honest, if you have the Pistol Badge glitch (earned Veteran
before Basic), you can never earn First Sergeant (much like
myself).
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= MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT (MgySgt) =
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Requirements: 50000 pts
Description: The Master Gunnery Sergeant is essentially a rare rank that
few players have. It has a circle in the center of a black BG,
but is also like the Master Sergeant as it is a Sergeant Major
who has not gotten all of the veteran badges. Still, this rank
is highly respected due to its rarity, and I'd serve under one
of these vets any day. It takes around 500 hours though to
reach this rank, unless you tank whore extensively.
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= SERGEANT MAJOR (SgtMaj) =
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Requirements: 50000 pts,
Basic Knife/Pistol/Assault/Anti-Tank/Sniper/Support/Engy/Medic
Basic Armor/Transport/Helicopter/Aviator/Ground/Air Defense
Description: The Sergeant Major is the highest player you will see in the
game, unless you come across the monthly winner of the Sergeant
Major of the Corps. To face the truth, this is the man you must
salute if you're in the latrines. He has done it all, he knows
all, and has a star on his icon to represent respect.
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= 2ND LIEUTENANT (2ndLt) =
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Requirements: 200000 pts
Description: This is not an official rank, although EA has been hinting
that its availability will be revealed along with the upcoming
Special Forces expansion pack. All of the previous ranks were
the Marine Core's version, and did not include officer
rankings. The 2nd Lieutenant is the first officer you can
obtain in BF2, and is represented by a solid bar. The point
total is too high though, and reserved for the addicted users.
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= SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE CORPS (SgtMajC) =
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Requirements: 250000 pts, 1 per month based on best SgtMaj at month's end
Description: You should take screenshots if you see this person in a game.
The Sergeant Major of the Corps is the head of the entire
division, the highest rank possible, and only one is attainable
during a month. EA rewards it to the best performing Sergeant
Major at the end of the month. Consider this guy/gal to be a
legend.
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