Talk:Darklurker/@comment-5613590-20140320201849/@comment-95.44.228.154-20140419000357

Yep, leaving a covenant at any time keeps your rank for your character throughout NG, NG+ and beyond. Basically if you're, say a Sunbro and reached rank 2 but decide another covenant is better and keep being in that covenant for up until NG+5 or something and decide it's high time you wanna resume sunbroing, just rejoin the covenant and you'll continue from where you left off at NG or whenever.