The ranks of samurai

Academy students

Academy students make up the student body of the Academy, where they are trained and prepared for life as a samurai. They are not an actual part of the samurai force, as they are still in the process of mastering the very basics of the samurai lifestyle. However, they can be conscripted as part of the war potential in times of emergency.

Ensign

Ensigns are the lowest level of samurai and also the ones that display the most difference in power. When they become ensigns, samurai start to do their bit for their country's economy – being sent on missions that the country gets paid for. They are typically sent either on D-rank missions, which are almost entirely risk-free jobs of manual labor, or, rarely, on C-rank missions, which are a cut above that and begin to verge on real "samurai" work that have a very low possibility of risk to the samurai involved.

Lieutenant

Lieutenants are samurai who are qualified to guide other samurai and lead missions, they have authority over Ensigns. Lieutenants have reached a level of maturity and ability that primarily consists of leadership skills and tactical prowess. Some of them move on to function as Academy teachers. Lieutenants are typically sent on C-rank or B-rank missions.

Captain

Captains are generally highly-experienced samurai with great individual skill who serve as military leaders, they have authority over Ensigns and Lieutenants. They are often sent on A-rank missions, and experienced Captains may even be sent on S-rank missions (which are considered to be the greatest difficulty). It is not unusual for Captains to go on missions alone.

General

The General is the leader of the Land of Iron and is generally acknowledged as the most powerful samurai. The General has authority over every samurai of the country.

Shogun

The most powerful unofficial samurai has the right to rule over the entire continent.

S.N the shogun in power is just a bit more powerful or equal to the general but have higher authority just think of it as a special rank.