Rank

In Star Trek Online, ranks denote the level of a character or NPC. Ranks are taken from those ranks used in Star Trek which they themselves, in the case of Starfleet are derived from the U.S. Navy. Higher ranks denote more powerful NPCs and unlock new abilities and systems to the player.

Player characters[]

A player's character progress through various ranks, comprised of between 5 and 10 levels. The character progresses to higher levels by earning Experience Points via playing the game (i.e., killing NPC or player enemies, completing missions/assignments and so on). Players will earn Space and Ground points as they level up, which can be invested in skill tree to improve and individualize the character.

New systems (e.g., Duty Officers, Crafting or Admiralty) and various player abilities are unlocked at specific levels (see below). At each new rank, a new tier of playable starships, the next column of the skill tree, as well as a new Personal trait slot are unlocked.

In addition, a player unlocks new pips or uniform decorations that can be attached to their uniform at a Tailor.

Levels	Starship Tier	Gear Mark	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank ^[1]	Experience points
0	Tier 1	Standard Issue	Cadet	Lieutenant Junior Grade	Warrior	Citizen	Fifth	0
1	Tier 1 Tier 6^[2] Tier 4^[3]	Mark I-II	Lieutenant				Fourth	6,500
10	Tier 2	Mark III-IV	Lieutenant Commander			Centurion	Third	33,500
20	Tier 3	Mark V-VI	Commander			Subcommander	Second	93,500
30	Tier 4	Mark VII-VIII	Captain			Commander	First	173,500
40	Tier 5	Mark IX-X	Rear Admiral, Lower Half		Brigadier General	Subadmiral I	Master First	263,500
45	Tier 5	Mark XI-XII	Rear Admiral, Upper Half		Major General	Subadmiral II	Senior First	313,500
50	Tier 5-U Tier 6	Mark XIII-XIV	Vice Admiral		Lieutenant General	Vice Admiral	Elite First	366,000
55		Mark XIII-XIV	Admiral		General	Admiral	Revered First	428,500
60		Mark XV	Fleet Admiral		Dahar Master	Fleet Admiral	Honored First	491,000
65								578,500
Spec.^[4]								155,872^[4]

↑ Jem'Hadar captains begin at level 60. NPCs and Bridge Officers use these rank names, and they appear in the rank progression reward list.
↑ Since Rise of Discovery, All Tier 6 ships have become Scaling ships and are now available to all players after finishing their faction's tutorial.
↑ The Prototype Walker Light Exploration Cruiser, Kobayashi Maru Freighter, and Tong'Duj Freighter are all Tier 4 level scaling starships
↑ Each subsequent specialization level after reaching level 65.

Rewards[]

Level	Rewards
0	Cadet/TOS Starfleet Lieutenant Junior Grade/Warrior/Citizen/Fifth • Starting Personal trait slots (3 ground, 3 space) • Further starting Personal trait slots (Alien captains only, 1 ground, 1 space) • 4 Starting Bridge Officer slots • First Bridge Officers^[1] • Gear Mark II unlocked
1	Lieutenant/Fourth (6,500 Experience Points earned) • New ship • Unlock Transwarp (Federation characters only)
2	• Space Ability: Evasive Maneuvers (9,500^[2]Experience Points earned) • Access to: Patrol / Empire Defense missions
3	• Access to: Fleet Action Missions (12,500 Experience Points earned)
4	• Ground Ability: Target Optics (Tactical), Reroute Power to Shields (Engineering), Tricorder Scan (Science) (15,000 Experience Points earned) • Unlock Injuries on Advanced/Elite • Unlock Transwarp (Klingon Empire characters only)
5	• Unlock Skills (18,500 Experience Points earned) • Unlock PvP (Federation/Klingon Empire characters only) • Bridge Officer Awarded^[1]
7	• Space Ability: Attack Pattern Alpha (Tactical), Rotate Shield Frequency (Engineering), Sensor Scan (Science) (24,500 Experience Points earned)
8	• Bridge Officer Awarded^[1]
10	Lieutenant Commander/Centurion/Third (33,500 Experience Points earned) • New free ship & permission to buy Tier 2 ships • New Personal trait slots (1 ground, 1 space) • 2 New Bridge Officer slots (Gold accounts only) • Unlock Transwarp (Romulan Republic characters only) • Unlock PvP (Romulan Republic characters only) • Gear Mark IV unlocked
11	• Duty Officer System unlocked (39,500 Experience Points earned) • Initial Duty Officer Cadre • Bridge Officer Awarded
12	• Space Ability: Brace for Impact (45,000 Experience Points earned)
14	• Ground Ability: Fire on my Mark (Ground) (Tactical), Cover Shield (Engineering), Neural Neutralizer (Science) (57,000 Experience Points earned)
15	• Research and Development system unlocked • Bridge Officer Awarded
17	• Space Ability: Fire on my Mark (Space) (Tactical), EPS Power Transfer (Engineering), Subnucleonic Beam (Science) (75,000 Experience Points earned)
18	• Duty Officers awarded
20	Commander/Subcommander/Second (93,500 Experience Points earned) • New free ship & permission to buy Tier 3 ships • New Personal trait slots (1 ground, 1 space) • 1 New Bridge Officer slot • 1 Further New Bridge Officer slot (Gold accounts only) • Gear Mark VI unlocked
22	• Space Ability: Ramming Speed (99,000 Experience Points earned)
23	• Duty Officers awarded
24	• Ground Ability: Tactical Initiative (Tactical), Support Drone Fabrication (Engineering), Dampening Field (Science) (115,000 Experience Points earned)
25	• Bridge Officer Awarded
27	• Space Ability: Tactical Initiative (Tactical), Nadion Inversion (Engineering), Scattering Field (Science) (149,000 Experience Points earned)
30	Captain/Commander/First (173,500 Experience Points earned) • New free ship & permission to buy Tier 4 ships • New Personal trait slots (1 ground, 1 space) • Gear Mark VIII unlocked
31	• Duty Officers awarded
32	• Space Ability: Threatening Stance (191,000 Experience Points earned)
34	• Ground Ability: Security Escort (Tactical), Orbital Strike (Engineering), Nanoprobe Infestation (Science) (209,000 Experience Points earned)
35	• Bridge Officer Awarded
37	• Space Ability: Go Down Fighting (Tactical), Miraculous Repairs (Engineering), Photonic Fleet (Science) (236,000 Experience Points earned)
38	• Space Ability: Relocate Mines (245,000 Experience Points earned)
40	Rear Admiral I/Brigadier General/Subadmiral I/Master First (265,000 Experience Points earned) • New free ship & permission to buy Tier 5 ships • New Personal trait slots (1 ground, 1 space) • 1 New Bridge Officer slot • 1 Further New Bridge Officer slot (Gold accounts only) • Gear Mark X unlocked
41	• Duty Officers awarded
42	• Space Ability: Fleet Support (283,000 Experience Points earned) • Unlock Daily PvP missions
44	• Ground Ability: Strike Team (Tactical), Engineering Proficiency (Engineering), Scientific Aptitude (Science) (303,000 Experience Points earned) • Unlock Special Task Force missions
45	Rear Admiral II/Major General/Subadmiral II/Senior First (313,500 Experience Points earned) • Bridge Officer Awarded • Gear Mark XII unlocked
47	• Space Ability: Tactical Fleet (Tactical), Engineering Fleet (Engineering), Science Fleet (Science) (333,000 Experience Points earned)
50	Vice Admiral/Lieutenant General/Elite First (366,000 Experience Points earned) • Sector Space Ability: Quantum Slipstream Drive • Unlock Reputation System • Permission to buy Tier 6 ships and upgrade Tier 5 ships (unlock Starship Mastery) • Unlock Daily PvP missions • New Personal trait slots (1 ground, 1 space) • 1 New Bridge Officer slot (Silver accounts only) • Gear Mark XIV unlocked
51	• Unlock Specializations • Duty Officers awarded
52	• New rank of Space Ability: Fleet Support Rank III • Admiralty System unlocked
54	• New ranks of Ground Abilities: Strike Team III (Tactical), Engineering Proficiency III (Engineering), Scientific Aptitude III (Science) (416,000 Experience Points earned)
55	Admiral/General/Revered First (428,500 Experience Points earned) • Bridge Officer awarded
57	• New ranks of Space Abilities: Tactical Fleet III (Tactical), Engineering Fleet III (Engineering), Science Fleet III (Science) (453,500 Experience Points earned)
60^[3]	Fleet Admiral/Dahar Master/Honored First (491,000 Experience Points earned) • Unlock Endeavor System • New Personal trait slots (1 ground, 1 space) • 1 New Bridge Officer slot (Silver accounts only) • Gear Mark XV unlocked
61	• Vice Admiral Starship Requisition Token (New free ship)
62	• Any Single Bridge Officer Specialization Manual
63	• Fleet Admiral Space Ability: Vulnerability Assessment Sweep (Tactical), Intrusive Energy Redirection (Engineering), Co-opt Energy Weapons (Science) (543,500 Experience Points earned)
64	• Gamma Quadrant Duty Officers Cadre
65	• Admiralty Hero Ship Card: C.U.V. Tain

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Players of each faction receive a specific set of bridge officers over the course of their respective tutorials and early storyline.
↑ Level 2 is awarded once 9,500 Experience Points have been earned, however in-game GUI displays an outdated lower requirement of 9,000. The same display shortfall of 500 Experience Points applies to some subsequent levels below, but not all, e.g. level 10 has no discrepancy at 33,500 Experience Points.
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Dominion captains start at level 60 with most unlocks and rewards listed here already applied cumulatively for both level 60 and all the preceding levels. Exceptions are:
- Only 1 free ship, tier 5-U (vs 6 for other captains by level 60, tiers 1-5)
- Only 7 free Bridge Officers, all bound (vs 12 for other captains by level 60, 4 bound + 8 tradeable)
- Only 49 free Duty Officers, all bound (vs 51 for other captains by level 60, 39 bound + 12 tradeable)

Ship Requisitions[]

At levels 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, (for Lifetime Subscription players) and 61 players receive a free Starship Requisition token. Each token can be used to buy one of the following ships:

Level	Token	Starfleet	Klingon Defense Force	Romulan Republic
10		• Constitution Cruiser • Saber Escort • Nova Science Vessel	• QulDun Bird-of-Prey • Somraw Raptor • K'Tanco Battle Cruiser	• Dhelan Warbird
20		• Cheyenne Heavy Cruiser • Akira Heavy Escort • Olympic Research Science Vessel	• Norgh Bird-of-Prey • Qorgh Raptor • K't'inga Battle Cruiser	• Mogai Heavy Warbird
30		• Galaxy Exploration Cruiser • Defiant Tactical Escort • Intrepid Long Range Science Vessel	• Ki'tang Bird-of-Prey • Pach Raptor • Vor'cha Battle Cruiser	• D'deridex Warbird Battle Cruiser • Ar'kif Tactical Warbird
40		• Sovereign Assault Cruiser • Emissary Star Cruiser • Prometheus Advanced Escort • Hermes Patrol Escort • Trident Deep Space Science Vessel • Luna Reconnaissance Science Vessel	• Hegh'ta Heavy Bird-of-Prey • Qin Heavy Raptor • Negh'Var Heavy Battle Cruiser • Vor'cha Battle Cruiser Retrofit • Orion Marauder Flight Deck Carrier • Vo'Quv Carrier	• Ha'apax Advanced Warbird • Ha'nom Guardian Warbird • Ha'feh Assault Warbird
50 / 61 †		• Galaxy Exploration Cruiser Retrofit • Defiant Tactical Escort Retrofit • Intrepid Long Range Science Vessel Retrofit	• B'rel Bird-of-Prey Retrofit • Kar'Fi Battle Carrier • Varanus Support Vessel	• T'varo Light Warbird Retrofit • Dhelan Warbird Retrofit • Mogai Heavy Warbird Retrofit • D'deridex Warbird Battlecruiser Retrofit

† Only available for free from level 50 for players with a Lifetime Subscription. Otherwise available for free by using the Vice Admiral Starship Requisition Token, granted at level 61

Bridge officers[]

Bridge officers have four ranks, each one unlocking higher rank powers. Officers are promoted by expending Expertise on them.

The lowest Bridge officer rank names differ slightly from those used for players as players start from Cadet, Warrior and Citizen and are promoted past Ensign, Bekk and Uhlan in the tutorial. Likewise, Dominion players are promoted straight to Elder First.

Abilities	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank	Required
1	Ensign	Bekk	Citizen	Fifth	n/a
2	Lieutenant			Fourth	1,100
3	Lieutenant Commander		Centurion	Third	2,300
4	Commander		Subcommander	Second	3,600

Note that some very rare special bridge officers will always display a Starfleet/KDF rank, even for Romulan Republic players, who might thus have a BOff with the rank "Commander" (= Subcommander).

NPCs[]

Ranks for ground and space NPCs are similar to bridge officer ranks and denote their difficulty.

	Ground	Space
	Neophyte	Fighter
	Ensign	Frigate
	Lieutenant	Cruiser/Escort/Science Vessel
	Commander	Battleship
	Captain^[1]	Dreadnought
	Captain^[1]	Capital Ship

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Captain" is used for both 4 and 5-pip ground NPCs.

Other usage[]

In addition, there are other tier ranking systems in-game:

The duty officer system is currently composed of four "commendation ranks", for each commendation category. Individual duty officers also have ranks that vary depending on quality and department.
The holdings of the Fleet Advancement System are leveled up through different "tiers".
The personal Reputation System also lets your character progress through six "tiers" in each reputation faction.