Talk:Soarin'/@comment-69.165.134.245-20120622000108

In "A Canterlot Wedding" Soarin's rank insignia is three gold bars. I think it matches this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:File-UK-Air-OF4-mess-insignia.svg

That would make Soarin' a Wing Commander (which is an RAF rank). It would also imply that Spitfire (who was called "Captain") actually holds the rank of Group Captain, just one level above Soarin'.