Just out of curiosity, when you knock someone's post count down like that, do you just fiddle with the numbers, or do you actually delete posts? I was wondering because I was helping with a project and was hoping that none of the actual helpful posts got deleted.
Having a high rank doesn't always mean you get any command... look at Starlancer: You can get the highest rank of Squadron Commander with 300 kills and command nothing.
All you get is new fancy rides.
But should an admin read that I'd still like to get rid of the cadet rank... Probably I'd get a swabble