This sounds great Incarnate! But maybe add some extra rewards like the quote from http://www.vendetta-online.com/x/msgboard/3/23532?page=2

quote of tarenty:
"Some rank reqs and rewards ideas:

Ensign: Requirement: Complete a Fighter Skirmish and Small Skirmish successfully. Rewards: All ships/addons are 5% cheaper at your nation's Barracks stations.

and, yes, I agree with Tarenty's next comment about only the rewards being better. Incarnate's system is well thought out.
Lieutenant: Requirement: Must be an Ensign, complete a Medium Border Skirmish successfully and complete a total of 5 border skirmishes successfully. Rewards: Itani Defence Force Valkyrie Vigilant/Serco SkyCommand Prometheus access.

Lietenant Commander: Requirement: Must be a Lietenant, complete a total of 10 border skirmishes successfully and destroy a total of 50 of the opposite nation's ships in Border Patrol and Border Skirmishes. Rewards: IDV Valkyrie Vigilant/SkyCommander Prometheus are 5% cheaper anywhere.

Commander: Requirement: Must be a Lietenant Commander, complete a Large Border Skirmish successfully, destroy 100 ships of the opposite nation in Border Patrol and Border Skirmishes, and complete a total of 20 border skirmishes successfully.Rewards: Instant 250,000c (or once you take a mission that contains the promotion);+10% credits after each border skirmish won.

*Captain: Requirement: Must be a Commander, complete a Border Battle successfully, destroy 500 ships of the opposite nation in Border Patrol and Border Skirmishes, and complete a total of 50 border skirmishes successfully. Rewards: Instant +10,000 combat xp and 1,000,000c (or mission about promotions);+10% combat xp in Border Skirmishes, for kills and completion(and weapons, if it is added);+5% rewards for completed Border Patrol missions.

**Admiral: Requirement: Must be a Captain, Complete a total of 100 border skirmishes successfully, destroy 1,000 of the opposite nation's ships in Border Patrol and Border Skirmishes. Reward: Basic control of Tridents in any border skirmish (except fighter, of course) through PM commands (Stop | Go | Target "*SMV Example" | TurnR | TurnL | TurnU | TurnD), and access to Ultra Charge Powercells at Itani/Serco stations (whichever nation you are/are fighting for [in the case of UITs]).

*= Available fighter wingman with simple controls.

**= Available fighter escort (3 ships) with simple controls."

Just some of the rewards, though. Inc's system is vastly superior, as my rough ideas were typed up on-scene and without prior thought.

EDIT: IMHO, the military system should relate to access of Valkyrie and Prometheus ships, as you can only join one military.

It would probably be best if only the Itani and Serco got these command structures so people would start focussing on nationalism, again. At most, the UIT should get a few peacekeeping missions - either that or join the security or mercenary force of a minor corporation.

1) Flag officers should be restricted to native personnel. UIT pilots cannot be commissioned above captain.

2) Military gear should be restricted to military forces. Since no one can be in both armies...

3) Senate IS a good idea. We should discuss who compose it. My vote goes to one Dev as chairman, the nation's guild leaders and a few voted representatives. Elections?

4) Don't forget Military Logistics, where UIT members can play a major role, as RP propose. "Deliver those weapons to frontline and release a fighter to fight!"

@ Alloh: I disagree with the part about UIT restriction. Yes, there should be an itani restriction ofc, but UIT restriction is unnecessary, because any UIT in their right mind will want to be able to control a cap ship, and then we would have more people in the conflict... besides there *is* such a thing as defecting.

*definately* agree with number 2

disagree with number 3, like inc said, cronyism

as for number 4, sounds good.

As an old time player and mission designer it's good to see some thoughts on capital ship control and player/NPC directed large scale warfare. Thanks for the informative post!

yeah, any chances of logistic components to combat? instead of simply killing the enemy faster than the enemy kills me, include battle supple convoys. Also, have war specific supply traffic to conq stations in deneb, this will make those stations more valuable as time progresses, since more advanced resources will be available and made cheaper.

edit: sorry for bumping related threads, this one seems most viable for a Deneb overhaul idea pool though.

/me likes Inc idea