User blog comment:Godisme/Eliminate From Heaven/@comment-4207271-20130221103350/@comment-3143776-20130221164517

Yes Urahara and Tessai are exiled, but technically so are the Vizard, yet Shinji, Kensei and Rose are all captains. Besides, I really don't see those positions being filled until after the war or not at all. The captain positions for the 3rd, 5th and 9th squads remained vacant until after the defeat of Aizen, remember.