Rank & Position

Because this is an educational system, a level of education will be provided for both rank and position. Rank is determined by physical curriculum and skill and position is determined by teaching ability and wisdom. Programs for teaching have been implemented as well and will be referred to as the Instructor Programs. This is how the student may access training for a teaching position. This is not mandatory for any rank advancement. The student determines the level in which they choose to reach. The following guideline is set to show a clear path of teaching and learning and to show what each position is and requires to reach. This will also lay out, for all students, what training their Instructors have taken and show what training is, and will be available to them. All positions require a written request for review of the student's application of knowledge and appropriate prerequisites. A recommendation by the instructor of the student being considered may, in some cases, bypass the previous step. Correct promotion strength is also needed to approve all positions. More detail as to the requirements for each position can be found in the guideline books at the schools. The following is a brief overview of the position and requirements. 

Assistant Instructor

Must be at least 1^st degree Black Belt and have taken and applied principles from the Assistant Instructor program. The Assistant Instructor may work with students of all age groups but does not implement direction to students. This position may go as high as 5^th degree Black Belt.

Instructor

Must be at least 2^nd Degree Black Belt and have taken and applied the Instructor program level required for that position from the Body Mind Systems Advanced Degree teaching group. Correct promotion strength is needed to approve all positions This allows the instructor to implement direction to students toward their curriculum. Application of the instructor programs taken to date will be the main consideration for position approval. This position may go as high as 5^th degree Black Belt.

Main Instructor

Must be at least 2^nd Degree Black Belt and have the desire to earn meaning and learn about yourself through teaching others.  Must be overseen by a Head Instructor or higher to assure consistency. The Main Instructor is trained directly by the Body Mind Systems Advanced Degree Training Centers teaching group. This is also an indication of the new beginning for the Main Instructor who now wears an all black uniform to indicate being at the beginning of their training as an instructor, the same as a white belt has an all white uniform at the beginning of their training. The decision to teach others now gives the main instructor the chance to build wisdom from the knowledge gained over the years of training. Going beyond knowledge is key, the instructor is now building their own wisdom that benefits the individual and ones around them even more. The Main Instructor implements main direction for all students at the school that they teach at.

Head Instructor

The instructor must have fulfilled at least 3 of the following requirements to be considered for the position of Head Instructor the first two are mandatory. Correct promotion strength is needed to approve all positions.

• Must be at least 3^rd Degree Black Belt.
• Must have taken privately or in a group  the Instructor training programs for that position.
• Have implemented and supported the Main Instructor and School with the application of the instructor programs taken.
• Have brought up at least 2 Assistant Instructors.
• Training at least 2 protégées to be main instructor.
• Head up regional or national events, by coordinating and overseeing other instructors.

Regional Instructor

The Head Instructor must have fulfilled at least 3 of the following requirements to be considered for the position of Regional Instructor. The first two are mandatory. Correct promotion strength is needed to approve all positions.

• Must be at least 4^th Degree Black Belt.
• Must have taken privately or in a group  the  Instructor training programs for that position.
• Have brought up at least 2 Instructors.
• Have actively taught the Asst. or Instructor programs from the Body Mind Systems Advanced Degree Training Centers teaching group.
• Actively oversee 2 or more schools per region.
• Oversee a group of support instructors to help support the region.

National Instructor

The Regional Instructor must have fulfilled at least 3 of the following requirements to be considered for the position of National Instructor. The first is mandatory.

• Must be at least 5^th Degree Black Belt.
• Must have trained at least 2 Instructors to teach the Asst. or Instructor programs.
• Have brought up 2 or more Head Instructors or 1 Regional Instructor.
• Have at least 2 protégées training toward Regional Instructor.
• Oversee Regional Instructors in at least 2 regions.
• Operate schools in 2 or more regional areas.