Can you prestige in battlefield 3?

Prestige is not a verb; the term 'Prestige' is thus abused in Call of Duty's Modern Warfare 2, for instance, to describe the act of trading all your hard-earned ranks, perks and unlocks for a new badge, starting from the first rank and working your way up again (while obtaining additional perks and carrying insignias to represent the prestige level). This system was introduced in order to extend the game's longevity as part of the persistent ranking and unlocks system.

Battlefield 3 maintains a similar persistent ranking and unlocking system that enhances gameplay longevity, and it has recently introduced the ability to reset personal statistics, but this does not reset all unlocks and perks, and does not offer any additional perks or privileges.