So I just landed and turned in a passenger mission for the Federation, and gained one percent onto my post commander rank. So don't know what your issue is, but the fact of the matter is rank gain is still working. Rank promotion missions for the time being are bugged. I'm done here...I've gotten so distracted paying attention to this thread that Ive almost done the loop of shame twice and waste a bunch of time at stations.
Fly safe (and smart) Commanders.
You people need to stop being ultimatists and assuming that just because it works for you it is working for everyone. The "I haven't seen it so it must not exsist." defense has more plot holes than swiss cheese. It's clear that select people are not having these problems and as such new commanders are not as likely to experience these problems as well. Stop being arseholes and telling everyone that their experiences are invalid because of the size of your e-peen and lack of experience.