Shinigami Ranks

Captain	Lieutenant	Division	Duties
Zafaron Uriuc	---	1st Division	Command This division is the head of Gotei 13 and the ones responsible for dealing with Soul Society law and monitoring the other divisions.
---	---	2nd Division	Special Forces / Assassination & Undercover Operations The captain of the 2nd Division is also captain of the Special Forces; one of Soul Society’s two other military fractions except for the Gotei 13. Members of the 2nd Division are mainly dealing with stealth and assassination, and many of them are also members of the Special Forces as well.
---	---	3rd Division	Intelligence & Information The 3rd Division is the unit that is responsible of the act of sending out shinigami to gather information, and sometimes works in cooperation with 2nd Division agents on more serious missions. They are also the ones that sort all outgoing and incoming information before sending them to the 12th Division for storage.
---	---	4th Division	Medical Assistance & Supply The 4th Division deals with the brunt of the healing when it comes to shinigami or other spiritual entities. While the shinigami in this division use medicines for their healing, they do have the ability to use their energies for curative purposes, something unique to those that are in or have been in the 4th Division, because the average shinigami can only use their power for combat. This unit is assigned many of the menial tasks in the Soul Society, such as cleaning the subterranean canals located under the Seireitei.
---	---	5th Division	Seireitei Protection The 5th Division is the ones that actually send out patrols on a daily, frequent basis to survey Seireitei. If a threat occurs, both 5th Division and the 13th Division are responsible for the defense of soul soceity.
Kuketsu Satoshi	---	6th Division	Internal Affairs The 6th Division handles all of Gotei 13’s internal affairs, such as monitoring shinigami activity and handling any disturbances from other shinigami. They are responsible for apprehending shinigami that breaks Soul Society laws and also detaining them until Division One has given their verdict in the matter. Their division has the most holding cells, which is used to detain criminal offenders until they are judged.
---	---	7th Division	Large-Scale Operations The 7th Division is in charge of planning, coordinating, and executing large missions. Everything is run through their division first, and if approved, the 7th Division gathers the required shinigami from each division, assembles them, assigns duties, plans the attack, coordinate the shinigami according to the mission, execute the attack, and then keep maintenance over it. That includes sending out more reinforcements and information regarding the mission
---	---	8th Division	Reserves & Backup The 8th Division is the mass reinforcement division. Their shinigami are split into groups that are talented in kidou, offensive tactics, or defensive tactics. When any of the other divisions require extra shinigami or reinforcements, the 8th is the division they turn to first.
---	---	9th Division	Counter Intelligence The 9th Division prevents information from leaking out, as well as information being stolen. Their shinigami work close with the 12th Division research facility, to protect it from outside influence. They also prevent important information from leaking into Rukongai, especially information that could cause an uproar or mass panic. Adding to this, they are also in charge of dealing with tactics and warfare against intelligent beings and massive hollow gatherings, and are the ones responsible for any counter tactics when Seireitei is under attack. 9th Division is also in charge of the memory-replacing that has to be done after shinigami fight in the living world. *This has the Second Most Security Surrounding it*
---	---	10th Division	Seireitei-Rukongai Diplomacy The 10th Division maintains peace between Seireitei and Rukongai. They make sure that shinigami don’t go causing chaos in Seireitei and are completely responsible for keeping Rukongai civil… or at least the area closest to Seireitei. When souls have complaints/suggestions/questions/etc, whatever, they send is sent to the 10th Division where it is read, ignored, taken into consideration, and decided upon.
Kusano Gashira	---	11th Division	Offensive Tactics The 11th Division is the frontlines. They are the most skilled in physical combat and work mainly with other divisions. During times of danger, the 11th Division is flooded out in mass numbers to immediately subdue problems, including invasions of Seireitei.
Kurokotsu Dokueki	---	12th Division	Research & Development The 12th Division is in charge of gaining new information through experimentation. They research information that is sent to them from the third division before storing it. They are also in charge of storing a mass amount of information known to Seireitei in their database. The 12th Division also develops new technology to aid shinigami in their missions. *Has the most Security Around it*
Iado	---	13th Division	Defensive Tactics The 13th Division is the one that plans defensive strategies in a battle. If the 5th Division sends a report in their patrol about a danger they will immediately make a plan. If a threat is large enough, the 13th Division is in charge of sending out shinigami, assembling them, assigning them duties, and other things. Their job is similar to the 10th, except on a smaller basis.

The Captains are the leaders of the Gotei 13 with the highest amount of decision making power. Each controls a division with tasks unique to their own division. Together they control the policy of the entire Soul Society. At the head of the Captains is the Sotaicho, the captain of 1st company. He wields command over all of the other captains, but can be overruled in situations where several captains oppose his decision.

Directly below them are the Lieutenants. While having less power over the Gotei 13 as a whole, they are still responsible for most of the inner workings of their division. They handle most of the small matters and help keep the other shinigami working smoothly. Serving them are the Seated shinigami. With ranks from Third Seat to Tenth Seat, they assist the captain and lieutenant in dealing with the rest of the division members.

Requirements:

1. If you are given a seated position, YOU MUST BE ACTIVE. This is especially true for the Captains. There will be activity checks periodically so be ready for those. Any absence must be reported.

2. You must post in paragraph style. I do not want to see Captains posting two sentence posts. Anyone caught doing this will be warned by the staff. Failure to improve will result in being removed from your position.

3. All Captains and Lieutenants must be approved by the mod squad or the admins before they are given that position.

4. Your Roleplay Sample must have been approved for high-ranking positions before pursuing the rank of Captain. While Lieutenants do not have the same requirement, it is highly recommended that you be at least above average, as a Lieutenant spot is not without its own expectations.

To change rank:

To ascend in rank from a Shinigami to Lieutenant or from Lieutenant to Captain, it is necessary to have a ranking battle with the person whose seat you wish to take. The above requirements must also have been fulfilled. If your original roleplay sample was not at a level high enough to allow a change in rank, you must make another and first get approval from the staff.

1. If you wish to challenge, you must make a post in this topic and send a PM to the person you wish to challenge.

2. An admin or mod must then be notified so they can judge the battle.

3. If a person cannot battle at the time of challenge, they must PM the admin or mod describing why they cannot. Failure to do so will result in automatic removal of rank.

4. During battle in the Position Battles Forum, if someone does not post for 48 hours, the other automatically wins by forfeit.

5. The Shinigami ranks do have a specific order to them. If all seats are filled, it is required for you to challenge the lowest seated officer first and slowly make your way up the ranks. This also goes for already seated shinigami. There will be no rank jumping regardless of your abilities.

6. If you have challenged someone, regardless of outcome, you cannot challenge again for one whole week. The person challenged also cannot be challenged for an entire week.

Ranks updated.