What actions gain experience for units

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I'd like to try to spread the XP around my group, so that I'm frequently ranking up both my experienced soldiers and my new recruits.

I'm pretty sure that I get XP for killing an alien, but are there other actions I can take during a mission to maximize my XP gain?

For instance, this guy, my newly minted Corporal, Marcel Petit:

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He's got a grand total of 1 kill. He's just made Corporal though, so that's 2 ranks in 4 missions with just one kill on record. He's not been stunning aliens either (this is so early in the game I haven't researched Arc Throwers yet). I didn't get him as a quest reward – these four missions are the only ones I've played.

Best Answer

These are what grant you XP and how much:

  1. Alien Kill 30/60*
  2. Regular Missions 60/90*
  3. Storyline Missions 120/180*
  4. Zero KIAs 20
  5. Resist Psi Attack 10**
  6. Successful Mindfray 20**
  7. Successful Mind Inspiration 30**
  8. Assist Mind Inspiration 30**
  9. Successful Psi Panic 30**

*Additional XPs earned if the soldier has a rank of Lieutenant or less and kills any of the higher alien ranks (Ethereals, Sectopods, Elite Mutons, Sectoid Commanders, etc.) during the mission.

**Psionic actions.

Your soldiers have different requirements for promotions:

  • Rookie 0
  • Squaddie 90
  • Corporal 300
  • Sergeant 510
  • Lieutenant 745
  • Captain 1100
  • Major 1560
  • Colonel 2150
  • Psionic* 0
  • Specialist 50
  • Operative 120

Source: http://ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=Soldiers_(EU2012)#Earning_XPs

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