However, in the case of the House of Urin, one was promoted to Dainagon after the posts of military officers such as Konoefu (the Headquarters of the Inner Palace Guards), while in the case of Meike, one was promoted to Chunagon (vice-councilor of state) and Dainagon after the posts of civil officers and administrative officers such as jiju (a chamberlain) and benkan (a controller of the Oversight Department) (also served as kurodo (chamberlain) and Kurodo no to (Head Chamberlain) at the same time).
しかし、羽林家が近衛府等の武官職系を経て大納言に進むのに対し、侍従・弁官（蔵人・蔵人頭を兼任）等の文官・事務系職を経て中納言・大納言に進む。