佐さ官かん

noun

field officer

Collective term for mid-ranking commissioned officers in the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and former Imperial military, corresponding to major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel (or equivalent naval ranks).

• 佐さ官かん以い上じょうの階かい級きゅうになると、責せき任にんが格かく段だんに重おもくなる。

  Once you reach the rank of field officer or higher, the responsibility becomes significantly heavier.