function getScopeRanks($id) {
        global $ministry;

        $i = GLOBAL_RANK_GRUNT;
        $scope = $this->getScope($id);
        $highest_rank = $this->getHighestRank($id);

        while($i > $highest_rank) {
            foreach($scope as $dept=>$rank) {
                if($i == ($rank+1)) {
                    echo $dept;
                    $dept = $ministry->getMinistry($dept);
                    $highest_rank_in[] = $dept['short_name'];
                }
            }

            if($highest_rank_in) {
                $str .= " (Highest assignable rank in";
                foreach($highest_rank_in as $hr => $dept_name) {
                    $str .= " $dept_name";
                }
                $str .= ")";
            }

            $ranks[] = [
                "rank" => $i,
                "notes" => $str,
            ];

            $i--;
        }

        return $ranks;
    }