He was promoted from Onsashizuyaku Todori 御指図役頭取 (a rank equivalent to a captain or a troop commander) to Hohei Gashira nami (equivalent to a major or a battalion commander).
御指図役頭取（大尉、中隊長クラス）から歩兵頭並（少佐、大隊長クラス）に昇進。