Literal fascists are the grammar nazi <| sep |> Here you godangerous . wikia . c omwikiFederationRanksJust keep doing Federation related missions until you see a mission with naval progression written in it . Sometimes it ' s data delivery or a kill pirate mission . If you don ' t like the mission , just board hop until you find a task best suited to your . skills . Do that , hand it in and voila , you rank up . Remember , the ranks will remain even if you lose reputation with a chosen faction . So , ensure you rank up completely before you decide to go dick and mess with them . The first few ranks are very fast and easy to get . Rank progression will slow down once you cross the Midshipman rank . Which means that you ' ll have to do MORE missions to gain your rep upto the next rank . Fly safe Commander .