Rank progression issue - confused

So a couple weeks ago I ranked up to Chief Petty Officer with the Federation. Since then, no rank-up missions have been offered. I did get a permit-related mission for PLX 695. It remains in the "not obtainable" category which has been discussed here before. Interestingly, I'm seeing that I have 4 permits showing, even though I've only seen one of these missions (Sol, Beta Hydri, Vega and PLX 695). I only started playing recently, so the permits aren't from having any kind of backer status.

Also, the local factions affiliated with the Federation seem to be in "allied" status, even in systems I've never visited before (I've checked several today, both on the galaxy map and in-person).

Can anyone shed some light on what I'm doing wrong? Is what I'm seeing normal?
 
Same has happened to me, lots of unobtainable permit missions. No others. i thought i was stuck, but after some days of running my trades and missions, a small delivery Mission appeared and i progressed
 
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