How do you work the machine at Shady Dan's

Hint 1 of 6:

Have you read the commander's log?

Hint 2 of 6:

Do you know what Shady Dan's machine does?

Hint 3 of 6:

Changes the ranks on ID cards.  So PUT ID IN SLOT.

Hint 4 of 6:

Now, it would help to turn the machine on.

Hint 5 of 6:

When it asks you for a rank, TYPE 10.  Lower numbers may work...

Hint 6 of 6:

...but you might as well go for as high as you can.