| The statute at the time required that those without a government post must serve in the Sani no ryo (a department for those who held ranks but were not assigned government posts) while requiring those with an order of merit to serve in the military. |
律令においては、無官の者は散位寮、勲等を有する者は軍団 (古代日本)に勤仕することとされた。 |