Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-139.0.72.103-20150130150846/@comment-25467429-20150206041837

^ I would say the use of "Captain" in that conversation in ACX may not have been referring directly to rank, but to position. It's a common salutation to greet a team, unit, squad, etc. leader as "captain" even if that's not their official title or rank. For instance in the Navy, the "captain" of the ship is rarely actually of Captain rank - they're usually above that at commodore or rear admiral. Captain is also below Major in the air force, above lieutenant, so while possible it's hard to say what exactly his rank would be. There are enemy Aces who are ranked at Major or higher, so it's probable the player character would be the same or higher rank by the later stages of most AC games.