Tag: mcu

luckyraeve:

scrollgirl:
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Dear Avengers and Iron Man movieverse fandom,

I’ve noticed there’s fanfic in which poor Rhodey has been demoted three whole ranks. Here are some facts that may prove helpful when writing:

1)  He is Lieutenant COLONEL James Rhodes.

2)  He is addressed as “Colonel” or “Lieutenant Colonel” in conversation.

3)  His pay grade is O-5.

4)  Lieutenant Colonel is ranked above a Major (O-4) and below a full-bird Colonel (O-6).

5)  Steve would salute Rhodey and Rhodey would return the salute, not the other way around. A Captain (O-3) is two ranks below a Lt Col.

5a)  But Rhodey MAY salute Steve first, out of respect.

6)  Rhodey is NOT a Lieutenant, which is one of the two LOWEST commissioned officer ranks in the Air Force, 2nd LT (O-1) and 1st LT (O-2).

7)  His insignia is a silver oak leaf (or a black oak leaf if wearing desert cammo).

8)  Based on his rank, he’s served approximately 10 to 16 years in the Air Force.

9)  He was Air Force ROTC at MIT. (It’s implied, anyway, since Tony talks about them going on Spring Break together.)

Thanks,
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sairobee:
Handy stuff to know!

youneedtolookatthis:
And Carol Danvers /is/ a full-bird Colonel, so she ranks both Steve /and/ Rhodey.

typewriterchan:
An addendum: one of the only legit and proper ways Rhodey would salute Steve first is if Steve is a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor.  While it is not required by law or military regulation, there is a very strong cultural tradition in the services of rendering a salute to a CMOH winner as a sign of respect.

(I don’t know if Steve is a CMOH recipient in the MCU, – I’d consider it fairly likely, though, given the events at the end of First Avenger.  A lot of CMOH awards are posthumous.)

dixie-chicken:
I have reblogged all this before, but I have been told that Rhodey is full-bird Colonel by the end of IM3. I do not have the canon source for this, but he rescued the goddamned President with a 45, I’m shocked he’s not Secretary of fucking Defense by the end of IM3.

typewriterchan:
Suddenly, fic thoughts of Rhodey being presented the CMOH (because let’s be honest, if there’s valor, it’s rescuing the President with a .45 and a polo shirt) and Steve being at the ceremony and possibly getting the privilege of putting it on him.

wintercyan:
Steve is a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient! In CA:TFA, we see Senator Brandt presenting a “medal of valor” (no such medal actually exists in the US military) to Steve for rescuing the 107th POWs, except Steve doesn’t show up—however, in a deleted scene included on the DVD, we see this newspaper headline:

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And in the following deleted scene, Colonel Philips hands Steve the medal, telling him he deserves it for embarrassing “a US senator in front of a room full of reporters and ten members of Parliament.”

So if deleted scenes are canon, Steve did get the CMoH in WW2.

Also, as it has been pointed out, “in accordance with DoD and Army policy [Steve, as MIA 1945-2011, would have been entitled] to automatic promotions. This at minimum means Steve is a full Colonel.”

So Steve is still the highest-ranking military member of the Avengers.

Agent Carter needs to be a success. It needs to be a success because sexism is still very much a thing, in Hollywood as in most other large societal institutions. There is an ironic meta-level to this series and to Peggy Carter as a character, wherein she must battle the sexism of her time in order to do the work she feels called to and which is exclusively male-dominated. Concurrently, her series must fight that same uphill battle of entrenched sexism 70 years in the future, in present-day 2015, as it attempts to make a dent in an entertainment genre still depressingly, excessively inhabited almost solely by white men.

Male superhero yarns can be brilliant, and they can be mediocre and they can be downright abominable, and Hollywood will continue to churn them out prolifically like clockwork. If Agent Carter is nor a roaring success, all hopes for a Black Widow movie go rushing down the drain, along with any other female-led superhero movie or TV franchise still in early stages of development. Agent Carter is a test balloon, and all of Hollywood is using this one 8-episode series to pose the question “Can female superheroes be successful? Can they be profitable? Can they be popular?”

On the Meta-Sexism of Agent Carter & Breaking the Superhero Glass Ceiling (X) via thedailyfandomtv

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sophiaip:

1.

Steve and Bucky go to the hiking shop.

Bucky picks a backpack with the color of the American flag. Captain America stares at his friend, suddenly he found a gray + black + red backpack, like the color of Bucky’s arm. Then he grabs a hand with the four times the speed

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2.

The Grand Canyon.

Steve opens the map, said: “Bucky, do you ……”

Bucky suddenly reached out to help him organize the collar, “Don’t catch cold. Jerk”

I apologize with my poor English…

This just makes me think of Captain America: Man Out of Time.

buckybarrnes:

Project: Winter Soldier –
June 1954

Volkov’s man at MI-6, Parsifal, has proved his worth. The schematics for Advanced Robotic Appendages and Attachment he provided two months past were revolutionary. Our science team finished a working prototype and attached it to the American without incident. With the new appendage in place, clearance was given for Department X to begin work on the Winter Soldier Project.

It has long been my plan to turn this American symbol back against our enemies. He was no aid to developing our own Super-Soldiers, but he will still be a valuable tool, in the right hands. —Captain America vol 5 #11