What if there was a limit post reset for SRT ranks to be unlocked 1 per week. (to those who require the rank)
Level 1 SRT unlocked after reset
Level 2 SRT unlocked second week of restart
Level 3/4 SRT unlocked 3rd week of restart
Level 5 SRT unlocked 4th week of restart
These time periods could be changed obviously but could be an idea to solve the advantage to cop post reset