Tag: falcon

kryptaria:

cellardoortumbles:

the subtext in this scene KILLS ME Steve clearly WANTS Sam’s help but doesn’t want to be the one to ask him to do it Sam is joking at first
there’s a twinkle in his eyes as he says that ‘captain america’ needs him when he clearly means YOU you steve rogers need my help
and he’s more serious as he continues that there’s no better reason to get back in that he believes in this fight ‘I BELIEVE IN YOU SO HARD STEVE’
and Steve can’t even handle it he has to look away ‘HE BELIEVES IN ME SO HARD’ I CAN’T EVEN BOYS

zooeyscigar:

#ugh#seriously#this is why i love#sam#and also what steve does to me#this is a very important moment#that i think k and i base a lot of our steve/sam interactions on#so yeah#cap#falcon#brotp#ftw

Yep. Sam believes in Steve. Even his “the kind you stop, not the kind you save” speech leaves the final decision in Steve’s hands, and Sam will go along with it, no matter what Steve chooses.

jabberwockypie:

coreomajoris:

lordoftherainbows:

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thunderboltsortofapenny:

mishasteaparty:

Cap: Shouldn’t be a problem.

#the best thing#the very best thing about this scene#is how steve frowns and glances at nat#like#wait is this something we should be concerned about#did i not do my reading on this thing#is it more complex than it sounds#idk nat you know i never read through the debriefings#and nat just shrugging going#nah man#i don’t see the problem either#it’s all cool#we’ll go get it#and sam in the background#just going how is this now my life#i am surrounded by reckless assholes#im gonna get dead#and then he goes#aw hell#i was gonna get dead for less important shit#let’s do this {via ink-phoenix}

What I really love is that the movie doesn’t even bother to show them getting the wings. Like, pfft, whatever, infiltrating high securty places to steal experimental government technology, what is it Tuesday already? Nobody needs to see that, we have more important things to do. 

#OKAY BUT#I love how Sam knows EXACTLY Where it is#like he’s had his eye on it#like he checked up on his wings#he missed his babies#he had to know where they are#and maybe even how to get them#ps sam what the fuck is wrong with your lamp (via bluandorange)

That final tag tho.

The result of wild, swinging-from-the-chandeliers OT3 sex?

Anyone else wish we’d got to see the retrieval of the wings? Minus about five minutes of Pierce’s Hydra bullshit, add back in Natasha, Steve and Sam breaking into a military base for shits, giggles and what is essentially a rocket pack.

Sam Wilson was an NCO, not an officer

copperbadge:

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rainewynd:

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primarybufferpanel:

Have to get this off my chest, because I see Sam called Major a lot.

Pararescueman (Sometimes called Parajumpers or PJs) in the USAF, which we’re told Sam was, is an enlisted position. Sam Wilson was a non-commissioned officer – I’m gonna guess he was at least a Sergeant and given the level of specialised training, probably a Staff Sergeant.

Pararescuemen have officers – they are called Combat Rescue Officers. They have most of the same training (though not all in as much detail) plus officer/strategic training. The idea is that the PJs are the detail guys (concentrating on individual casualties) the CRO keeps a wider, coordinating view, so doesn’t (or at least tries not to) get tied down with his hands stuck in somebody’s guts. I don’t think it is very likely a CRO would be strapping on a wingsuit, but in any case if Sam says he was Pararescue that means by definition that he was an NCO.

(Why does this bother me? Because while I think for most writers it’s a well-meant ‘well he was brave and important, must have been an officer’ that’s ignoring the many highly trained and skilled people who can be found among the NCOs. Making Sam an officer may feel like valueing him up, but it’s also kind of valueing NCOs down)

From what my googling’s turned up (sorry, away from my notes right now) a Pararescuemen in that kind of position (regardless of what equipment he’s using) would probably be an Airman First Class or Senior Airman.  But yeah, definitely not an officer.

Some official links for info: http://www.airforce.com/careers/detail/pararescue-males-only/

http://www.airforce.com/special-operations/#/badge-combat-rescue-officer (includes physical fitness prep PDF)

Also, some great answers at this forum: http://forums.military.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9701924461/m/9160022392001

it’s a small thing 

but the USAF doesn’t have a rank of “Sergeant” 

our enlisted ranks are Airman Basic, Airman, Airman First Class, Senior Airman, Staff Sergeant, Tech Sergeant, Master Sergeant, Senior Master Sergeant, and Chief Master Sergeant 

I asked my father about this, and his response was that the air force only had one rank: Badass. Everything else was just a matter of degree. This is much more helpful.

This is probably my fault. I did a fic, he was a Major in it. 

Being fair to me, however, the above information is almost impossible to come by unless you know where to look or know someone who can tell you, and even messageboard were vastly unhelpful. Research just turned up that “anyone can be a PJ, they just have to apply and go through the training”. The structure of our military is both complex to all and maddeningly opaque to outsiders. 

I made him a Major, amusingly given this post, because the ONE thing I could find is that USAF doesn’t have the rank of Sergeant. I was going to make him an NCO but literally couldn’t find a goddamn title to give to him.

So, uh, thank you! I am spreading the information that has helpfully been provided.