In the Marvel Knight Series (by Cassiday and Rieber)issue# 4 (Title: Never Give Up)a lieutenant salutes Captain America as Steve leaves a military compound. He looks at the man, salutes back and says
"I'm not an officer, Lieutenant"
So no, he's not really a Captain. I don't know that he ever got any higher than a Private. He might have, but never to any of the officer ranks.
NOW the problem? Not everything in this series stayed canon. So there is absolute comment one way or the other, in a series that got highly ignored to some degree. Still though, I think in 616, he is not an officer of any kind, really. The Captain is just a code name.
However, he's got official military clearance out the wazzoo, so like everyone says, Cap seems to be it's own rank. I'd think if there's Cap and a bunch of Officer's in a combat situation, Cap is certainly in charge. Because he's Captain America =P
Now, in Ultimates, despite it defying convention of rank . . . I did get the idea he actually held that position. If I were better at interpretting formal military dress I'd know for sure. Anyone, can we tell Steve's rank in Ultimates?
He said he wasn't an officer
"I'm not an officer, Lieutenant"
So no, he's not really a Captain. I don't know that he ever got any higher than a Private. He might have, but never to any of the officer ranks.
NOW the problem? Not everything in this series stayed canon. So there is absolute comment one way or the other, in a series that got highly ignored to some degree. Still though, I think in 616, he is not an officer of any kind, really. The Captain is just a code name.
However, he's got official military clearance out the wazzoo, so like everyone says, Cap seems to be it's own rank. I'd think if there's Cap and a bunch of Officer's in a combat situation, Cap is certainly in charge. Because he's Captain America =P
Now, in Ultimates, despite it defying convention of rank . . . I did get the idea he actually held that position. If I were better at interpretting formal military dress I'd know for sure. Anyone, can we tell Steve's rank in Ultimates?