to lighten the burden of another

“This project is the result of years of experiments and government funding, we can’t afford to push back the trial stages any longer. One of these soldiers is going to be the first genetically enhanced soldier and we have to figure out which of these men make the cut!”“The personality profiles-”“Cannot outweigh the physical ones! Listen, Abraham, we need a good soldier, so we’ll look at these damn files and we will pick a good soldier.”Steve makes a sudden realization. He clears his throat and their angry attention switches to him. “There is… one person who satisfies both the physical requirements and personality profile,” he says slowly.“If you say it’s you after trying to go after that grenade or getting your ass kicked in the hall, I’m going to have to kick your ass out of this room,” Phillips says flatly.“No, no, not me,” Steve says hastily. “Agent Carter satisfies every guideline put down by both of you.” (or, in which the pen is just as mighty as the sword)

in one universe, Steve Rogers keeps trying to enlist and becomes a soldierin another, he makes a different call before he gets himself arrested, and decides if he really can't be a soldier, he can make peoples lives easier another way