After coming to the belated conclusion of the requirement for certain ranks with badges and the like - I came up with perhaps two simple questions. After realizing that I wasn't being able to reach 1st Sgt. due to the lack of badges (and WAY past the global point mark) - thinking it was the next rank after Master Sgt - I decided to go for the Sgt. Major rank. Currently I'm at 40k global points, and I have every requirement according to BF2S except for the basic transport badge and the ground defense badge. This can be seen ---here---.
Now, when I reach 50k - and lets say that I do get the last two required badges before the global point requirement - can I still attain the Sgt. Major rank even though I didn't get the senior rank (1st Sgt) @ 20,000, and be forced to get the Master Gunnery Sgt. rank? I've got this idea of senior rank - to - senior rank, however I'm hoping that's not the case. I'm hoping that I can attain Sgt. Major regardless of what rank I got @ the 20k global mark as long as I get the badges that are required. Hopefully someone can clear this up for me.
Secondly, the two last required badges according to BF2S require me to be in a transport for 10 minutes IAR, and 5 minutes IAR in a ground D object (mounted MG or TOW). Now, is this 5 minutes collectively IAR? Or 5 minutes straight? As in, do I have to sit in one for 5 minutes before exiting? Or can I hop around between the mounted D objects and as long as I get a TOTAL of 5 minutes IAR I get the badge? Same thing relating to the Transport requirement. Is this 10 minutes total IAR, or 10 minutes straight IAR?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Now, when I reach 50k - and lets say that I do get the last two required badges before the global point requirement - can I still attain the Sgt. Major rank even though I didn't get the senior rank (1st Sgt) @ 20,000, and be forced to get the Master Gunnery Sgt. rank? I've got this idea of senior rank - to - senior rank, however I'm hoping that's not the case. I'm hoping that I can attain Sgt. Major regardless of what rank I got @ the 20k global mark as long as I get the badges that are required. Hopefully someone can clear this up for me.
Secondly, the two last required badges according to BF2S require me to be in a transport for 10 minutes IAR, and 5 minutes IAR in a ground D object (mounted MG or TOW). Now, is this 5 minutes collectively IAR? Or 5 minutes straight? As in, do I have to sit in one for 5 minutes before exiting? Or can I hop around between the mounted D objects and as long as I get a TOTAL of 5 minutes IAR I get the badge? Same thing relating to the Transport requirement. Is this 10 minutes total IAR, or 10 minutes straight IAR?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.