Thanks, I appreciate you willing to help.
Here is what I have discovered so far.
On the profile page, the line that is listed as forum ranking looks for the rank image in the default template location:
\components\com_kunena\template\default\images\english\ranks
However, we're not using the default template but a custom one. Our custom rank images are pilled out of:
\components\com_kunena\template\MOC2.0\images\english\ranks
I assume this can possible be edited somewhere in some file if you can confirm, and tell me what file and where to look?
I placed one of the images from the custom template into the default templates ranks folder and noticed it did show up once I brought up a user's profile page.
SO, that is why the images are not showing for standard registered users.
I am however still unclear as to why it is showing Admin/Moderator ranking for those that are mods/admins on the website on their profile page when they do have a custom rank and image associated with them in kunena.
Is it possible this profile page's forum ranking system is pulling all data out of the default template?