Make a backup of the file ROSTER.FIL in case your pilot gets killed.
If he does, just copy the backup back into the Gunship directory and
 carry on where you left off.
 
 When you are finished with a completed mission you will
have promotion points and award points. When you go to 
the crew icon you will still have those points, but if 
go back to the mission summary the points will increase.
If you keep doing this the points will add up to a certain
amount. Sometimes it will backfire and you will lose points,
but this usually happens when you have very little.
 -from: fugitman@yahoo.com