User blog comment:Marijuanna/Will the vice capitains get a chance/@comment-5398287-20140105172525

Possibly. It really depends on if Kubo intends to keep to his claim that this arc is going to be twice as long as the Arrancar arc. If that's the case, then I wouldn't be surprised to see some of the lieutenants fighting 1. Sternritter attendants (think the woman in Haschwalth's room) and/or 2. Sternritter themselves with assistance from a captain or at least 2 other lieutenants. Yachiru would be a good one to start off with because even though she's never fought before, she'd proven to have considerable physical strength and quite a large amount of Reiryoku/Reiatsu. I'd also find it interesting if it turned out Unohana had "trained" Isane to be just like her, hiding a murderous personality beneath a cheerful facade. Would lead to quite a badass moment.

Bottom line, it's likely that they will (I wouldn't be surprised if Kubo has a fight planned for every somewhat major character in this arc) and if so, they'll be fighting either Wandenreich members who are lower than the rank of Soldat or Sternritter in groups because they wouldn't win otherwise.