Minimum Rank: Lieutenant
Maximum Rank: Captain
Able to promote to: None
Able to award: None

A TIE Corps Flight Leader's duties are broadly similar to those of a Flight Member's.  However, the promotion prospects for a Flight Leader are significantly better, and therefore the level of commitment that is expected from a Flight Leader is also proportionately higher.  Individual Squadron Commanders are free to decide their own requirements for officers interested in holding Flight Leader positions, and are encouraged to produce their own Squadron Standing Orders to clearly define exactly what they expect of their Leaders.  However, they are reminded to seek approval for these additional requirements via the Chain of Command before making them official.

An example might be that a Commander would expect 100% participation from all Flight Leaders in contests, or that a Flight Leader might be expected to create and host a Flight Web page.  Whatever the requirements are, Squadron Commanders are authorized to remove Flight Leader positions from any officer whom they do not consider to be fulfilling the necessary requirements to keep the position.

Also note that before any such additional requirements may be considered official, they must be publicized in your own Squadron Standing Orders (SqSO's) and be approved via the Chain of Command.

ALL positions higher than Flight Leader require that the applicant have passed IWATS Squadron Management Version 2.