Promotion Point System

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)
• 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:

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.