Reisman's rank

Who had a higher rank, Gen Worden (Borgnine) or Denton (Robt Webber)?

I always assumed it was Worden except last night I saw it and noticed that in the scene where he laughs/chokes on his scotch at something Lee Marvin said, he apologizes to Denton.

Given the importance and difficulty of the mission, the fact that there was no supervision above him, and the fact that he looked older than most Army captains in WW2, Major seemed to be a more appropriate rank.

Reisman was an officer with the OSS, so his 'pugnacious' attitude always left me with the idea that he didn't particularly care about rank - mission first, pomp and circumstance much later. Major was appropriate for Marvin, at least where the film was concerned - enough to command some respect and leverage, taking into account his age, and still junior (though not a junior officer) enough to be an aloof thorn in the side to those who placed emphasis on rank and command structure.

Objection, your Honor. You can't preface your second point with first of all.