He was thwarted in this by the appointment of Major Major to the position.

Captain Black – Because of the lack of risk involved in not flying missions, Captain Black wanted to take over Major Duluth's position as squadron commander when the Major was killed over Perugia.

He believes in God, the Motherhood, and the American Way of Life. He follows regulations without question and does everything he is supposed to do, managing to succeed with minimal effort at whatever he does. He is described as being 'as good at shooting craps as he was at playing ping-pong, and he was as good at playing ping-pong as he was at everything else.' Appleby's character appears to represent those who thrive to a certain extent within a bureaucratic system and feel threatened by others who do not play along as much as they would like them to. Appleby – A fair-haired young pilot from Iowa.Scheisskopf is an ambitious and humorless man who is absolutely in love with war and is only happy in life when the opposing side is losing.

Even though Clevinger is just as serious about parades as Scheisskopf, and his ideas help the squadron win multiple parades, Scheisskopf still considers him a 'wise guy', and someone that needs to be 'brought down a peg or two.' He is at constant odds with his wife's masochistic libido, as his severe love for parades leaves him too busy to pay any attention to her. Scheisskopf is the training unit commander for Yossarian and Clevinger, and takes a particular dislike to Clevinger.

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