I'm a Colonel now. Whenever I see the word "colonel," I think of this Tiktok video. https://www.tiktok.com/@terrymaize/video/7164832508960460078

after I had a nice soak in the hot tub, I saw that the front part of my fingernail came loose, and it fell off shortly after. It didn't hurt, but man it was scary.

My whistle rank went up to Gold. WOOHOO!

Great googly moogly it felt like it took forever to get from silver to gold

I'm Major Mike now. YAY ALLITERATION!

IT TANKMAAAAAAAAAH!!!

Yep, I got a B/P Rank of Captain now. The space between ranks is long enough now that getting the next one is something worth celebrating.

mental health took a hit. If you were wondering why I wasn't super-active, that's why. At least I got the Headspace app to help me meditate through it... though, my mental health lows are pretty freakin' scary. I need a hug.

Woohoo, I'm a lieutenant now!

In case it wasn't clear, the thing about the praporshchik rank being commie shit was a joke.

WTF is this commie shit? I'm gonna grind until I'm a real 'Murican Lieutenant.

I'm most likely not the first to suggest changing the B/P level names, but I've had the idea brewing in my head for a while. It feels awkward for the point ranges to vary within "tiers," so I figured changing the level names and icons so they're matched up with the different point ranges each level has would make progression feel more natural.

Civilian Tier (100 points range)

L0: Civilian

L1: Town Watch

L2: Scout

L3: Safety Patrol

L4: Security Recruit

Portal Security Tier (500 points range)

L5: Portal Sec. I

L6: Portal Sec. II

L7: Portal Sec. III

L8: Portal Sec. IV

L9: Portal Sec. V

Enlisted Tier (1000 Points range)

L10: Recruit

L11: Private

L12: Corporal

L13: Sergeant

L14: Warrant Officer

Officer Tier (1500 Points Range)

L15: Cadet

L16: Lieutenant

L17: Captain

L18: Major

L19: Colonel

General Tier (2000 Points Range)

L20: Brigadier

L21: Major General

L22: Lieutenant General

L23: General

L24: Field Marshal

And last but not least, the Ranks of Tanks.

L25: B/P Master

L26: B/P Grandmaster

Like I said, this is just a cosmetic change, but I still believe it would improve the experience. Alternatively, we could take the standardization further and name the levels Scout I-V, Security I-V, Soldier I-V, Officer I-V, General I-V, and B/P Master and B/P Grandmaster, but I don't know if this would remove the charm the B/P Ranks have.