Every badge, rank and medal — and exactly how to earn each
Badges on Cadet College Prep are counted from real practice — every question answered, every streak day, every referral that actually joins. Nothing here can be bought, and nothing is invented. Two kinds exist: nine practice ranks you hold, the Sword of Honour if you stand first, and four milestone medals you keep forever — plus the blue-flame Recruiter badge for the students who grow this community.
The ten cadet ranks - nine earned by practice, the Sword of Honour by first place
Ranks are named after real cadet-college honours — the top one is the actual highest honour at a cadet passing parade. Your rank reflects where you are right now: keep practising and it climbs, stop and it holds still until you return. Each rank also renders as a brass chip beside your name on the leaderboards from Sword Cadet upward.
- 0 XP
Recruit
Every cadet starts here.
- 100 XP
Drill Cadet
The habit is forming.
- 300 XP
Company Cadet
In the ranks, holding the line.
- 600 XP
Colour Cadet
Out ahead, carrying the standard.
- 1,000 XP
Sword Cadet
Precision, not just effort.
- 1,500 XP
Gold Cord Cadet
Excellence, earned the hard way.
- 2,200 XP
Battalion Cadet
The rank others measure against.
- 3,000 XP
Regimental Cadet
Rare air. Keep climbing.
- 4,000 XP
Chief Cadet
Leading the entire intake.
- 1st place
Sword of Honour
The highest honour on parade.
How XP works: 10 XP per question answered, plus an accuracy bonus (your accuracy % × 4), plus 25 XP per current-streak day and 10 XP per longest-streak day. Volume first, excellence amplifies — a student who answers a lot while keeping accuracy high climbs fastest.
The milestone medals (earned once, kept forever)
Medals carry the story, not the current state — break a streak and the medal you earned stays on your name. They render as brass discs beside your name on every leaderboard.
Iron Discipline
A 30-day practice streak — the habit that wins entrances.
Marksman
90% overall accuracy across all attempted questions.
Quarter Master
250 questions answered.
Thousand Star
1,000 questions answered — a full year of preparation.
The Recruiter badge (the blue flame)
Invite 5 students with your link and the blue-flame Recruiter badge lights up beside your name. The badge shows beside your name on the public leaderboard — a blue flame that lights up once your fifth friend joins through your link.
Where your badges show
Beside your name on the community leaderboards — medal discs, the rank chip, and the Recruiter flame — and on your own profile page as an earned-medals shelf. Names on public boards are shown privacy-safe: first name plus last initial. The medal and rank data comes from the same counted numbers the boards publish — nothing private is shown.
Badges — the questions everyone asks
What badges can I earn on Cadet College Prep?
Three kinds: ten cadet ranks (Recruit up to Sword of Honour, the top one held by whoever leads the board) that reflect your current practice level, four milestone medals (Iron Discipline, Marksman, Quarter Master, Thousand Star) that are earned once and kept forever, and the blue-flame Recruiter badge at 5 invited students. Ranks, medals and the Recruiter badge all show beside your name on the public leaderboard.
How do I earn XP and move up the ranks?
You earn 10 XP for every question answered, plus an accuracy bonus (your accuracy percentage times 4), plus 25 XP for each day of your current streak and 10 XP for each day of your longest-ever streak. A strong term of daily practice reaches Chief Cadet, the top XP rank. The Sword of Honour is not an XP total: it is held by the cadet standing FIRST on the leaderboard once they have cleared 5,500 XP, and only one cadet can hold it at a time. Everything is counted from real answers — XP cannot be bought and nothing is invented.
Do medals disappear if I stop practising?
No. Medals are earned once and kept forever — they carry your story, not your current state. The rank chip reflects where you are right now and can move with your practice, but a medal like Iron Discipline (a 30-day streak) stays on your name even after the streak breaks.
What are cadet badges of rank?
In real cadet institutions, badges of rank are the insignia that mark a cadet's standing — the stripes, honours and titles awarded at parade, with the Sword of Honour the highest honour a passing cadet can receive. This platform's rank ladder borrows those real honour names deliberately: the ten ranks here, from Recruit to Sword of Honour, echo the real cadet ranking system, so the badge you hold beside your name carries the same vocabulary you will one day see at a real passing parade. The difference is honest: ours are earned by practice questions, not by appointment.
Do badges help with cadet college admission?
No — and no honest platform would claim otherwise. Badges recognise practice on this site; admission is decided by each college's own entry test, interview and medical. What the badges measure — daily questions, accuracy, long streaks — is exactly the preparation that earns the seat, so the hours behind the badges are what count.
Where do my badges show?
Beside your name on the leaderboards — the public community board and the signed-in dashboard board — as medal discs and rank chips, and on your own profile page as an earned-medals shelf. Names on public boards are shown privacy-safe: first name plus last initial.
Every badge starts with one question. The free diagnostic shows where your hours should go.
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