cap_ironman | Cap's rank?

Well, uh... I was planning to de-lurk when I actually had something to contribute, like, you know, a drawing, but apparently the universe had other, better plans. Oh, well. Hi, hello, I'm Anna, I'm new, I'm a tyro at Marvel comics (because it appears Sweden hates superhero comics) and I'm pants at introductions. Nice to meet you! ♥

So, uh, back to the reason for my premature de-lurking.
Has it been made known which military rank Steve held? Was he a captain, or was it just a code name? I know he worked undercover or something as a "low ranker" but that wouldn't be his official rank, would it?
Am I even making any sense at all? No? Didin't think so. ::facepalm::

So. Enough rambling. I'll just spit it out and have it over with. At a social function, "present times", Steve wears a uniform, but which rank would he be holding? As a perfectionist, this detail is driving me nuts.

(And no, this is totally not research for that drawing I mentioned earlier. Why would you imagine that? ♥)

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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?

That's the problem with Marvel, isn't it? For every answer, there are at least five different answers. ::facepalm:: This is not being nice to the new kid in class.

So, basically, it seems that whatever "civilian" rank Steve had, it doesn't matter, because he is Captain America and thus trumps everyone. That... really doesn't help getting the details of my ~~uniform kink~~ research right. =D

Unless, does that mean that he can wear whatever the heck he wants? And if anyone asks, he'll just say that it's a special Captain America mess dress?

(... Will it have tiny wings on the cap, in that case?)

Tis true tis true. Marvel likes to have many answers for one question.

As far as uniforms go though, to be honest, for 616, I'd go with a WWII era Private uniform. That is what, as just Steve Rogers, he wore most often in comics (Steve in a normal Military uniform is a wonderful sight).

And as just Steve Rogers, I doubt he got many promotions given how "bad" an enlistee he had to pretend to be.

Aside from that, the Captain America uniform is kinda his uniform.

Cap's rank?

He said he wasn't an officer

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