
The following is the points awarded for various activities, and the points needed for each promotion. Please remember rank is entirely fictional and is presented as a way to recognize members for their level of commitment and participation.
Minimum 6 months’ time in grade, expect a year.
Points are accrued and ‘spent’ at each rank, removing the total needed to promote.
Accruing Promotion Points:
- Online (meeting) Chats – 2 per meeting (cap 6 per month, need not be all Chapter level)
- In-person casual meet ups – 1 per meet up, (cap 2 per month)
- Active and constructive discussion in business poll or topic – 2-4 per topic
- Play in approved USS Lilith role play games – 1 point per 2 hours game play
- Plan/Game Master/lead approved game sessions – 10 points per 4 hours game play
- Attending convention (give some brief info/report about it) – 5
- Participate/volunteer in convention – 10
- Attend SFI/SFMC event – 5
- Participate/volunteer in SFI/SFMC event – 10
- Attend other Approved Away Mission – 5
- Plan/ Away Mission – 10
- Recruit member – 3 – 5
- 5 will be awarded for a new/renewed primary membership to SFI.
- Subsequent members on a family membership will be 3 points (maxing out at 5 members and 17 points).
- Likewise, adding to an existing family membership will be 3 points.
- Academy courses – 2-5 (cap 20 points per calendar year [Jan -Dec])
- OTS, OCC, flag officer courses, and any top level course (-300, etc.) – 5 points
- All other fictional courses – 2 points
- All other development (real world SFA, NCO, Officer dev, etc.) courses – 3 points
- Written article for USS Lilith Blog/Fleet Channels/CQ
- 5 points per article written for USS Lilith Blog (Cap 10 points per calendar month)
- Additional 2 points if the article is used by Fleet Channels or Cry Havoc!
- Additional 3 points if the article is used by the CQ/other international publication
- 5 Points per article written directly for a specific article (staff articles do not count)
- Additional 3 points if the article is used by the CQ/other international publication
- Volunteer Hours/Community Service (cap 60 points per calendar year):
- 1 point for every 2 hours if not obviously participating as a member of SFI
- 1 point for every hour if obviously participating as a member of SFI
- Staff work (all staff should have OTS done at a minimum)
- USS Lilith staff – Staff do not qualify for points based on meeting attendance or discussions – that is expected. Instead, they get 5 points per month for duties assigned.
- External staff/positions – 5 points per month (assuming meetings and product output).
- Command Staff will assign other points as appropriate for various accomplishments.
Points needed (and spent) per rank:
Enlisted | Warrant Officer | Officer |
CRR/PVT — | ||
CRA/PFC – 25 | ||
CRM/LCPL – 30 | ENS/2LT — | |
PO3/CPL – 40 | WO – 55 | LTJG/1LT – 35 (OTS required) |
PO2/SGT – 50 | CWO2 – 60 | LT/MCPT – 50 |
PO1/SSGT – 55 | CWO3 – 65 | LCDR/MAJ – 60 |
CPO/GSGT – 60 | CWO4 – 70 | CMDR/LTC – 70 (OCC required) |
SCPO/MSGT – 70 | CWO5 – 80 | |
MCPO/SGM – 80 |
OTS is highly recommended for all ship members. This Academy course takes you through the membership manual and teaches you about the larger STARFLEET organization.