Onmitsukidō

Special Forces

Also called the Secret Mobile Unit/Corps or Covert Ops, the Onmitsukidō (隠密機動; lit. secret tactics, called the Stealth Force in the English dubbed version).

There is little information about the operations of the special forces. They are currently lead by Captain Soifon, who is also the Captain of the Gotei 13's Second Division. She succeeded Yoruichi Shihōin on both posts, who departed Soul Society 100 years before the start of the Bleach storyline.

Special Forces Ranks
The head of the special forces is called. The leaders of each of the five divisions are ranked as. Although it is unknown how other ranks work in the special forces, like in Gotei 13, the leader of the forces generally also commands its top division, which is the Executive Militia, but unlike the Gotei 13 Captains, the Commander-in-chief has several bodyguards.

Special Forces Divisions
has five divisions, from which the first one has top authority, and the fifth has the least one. The five divisions in order of authority are:

1.) Executive Militia (刑軍, keigun)

2.) Detention Unit: responsible for keeping those deemed dangerous (without them actually having done anything) sealed away from the rest of Soul Society. Somewhat similar to a mental institution.

3.) ?: The third division's name or function is unknown.

4.) Patrol Corps (警邏隊, keiratai): their apparent job is to patrol the various lands and dimensions to combat dangerous hollows and the like. [13]

5.) Reversal Counter Force or Correctional Force (裏挺隊, riteitai).[8]

Special forces Uniforms
Although the general special forces uniform appears to be the standard Shinigami uniform, the Executive Militia uniform is different from the Gotei 13. Overall, it resembles a ninja uniform. It has no visible white undergarments and the sash is dark as opposed to white. A headpiece covers the bottom part of the face and sometimes the top, but not the eyes; they wear no sandals, but long jika-tabi, and tight bands are on the legs and arms to keep the clothes from moving too much, which both are presumably for silence of movement. In the anime, members of the Executive Militia also wear their head covering on the top, not just the bottom and wear a black sash instead of a white one.

The leader of the militia wears the same uniform, except that the shoulders and back are exposed. The reason for the empty space is the eventual usage of, an advanced technique that combines hand to hand combat and kidō, causing high spiritual pressure to accumulate at the shoulders and back, blasting away the fabric at said places.

The Correctional Force uniform is radically different. The soldiers wear a white uniform, a long piece of headgear, and a backpack. 