Explaining Catch 22

Thank you LTC (Join to see) for informing the uniformed about Catch 22 :-)
Yes catch-22 is a paradoxical situation from which an individual cannot escape because of contradictory rules. The term was coined by Joseph Heller, who used it in his 1961 novel Catch-22.
In that wonderful novel World War II bombardier U.S. Army Air Corps Captain John Yossarian is stationed on the island of Pianosa. He is an individualist who seeks to protect his own life by fleeing to the hospital, since a “catch-22” in the U.S. Army Air Corps regulations prevent him from being grounded for illness or obtaining a leave.
"The "catch" in Catch-22 involves a mysterious Air Corps regulation which asserts that a man is considered insane if he willingly continues to fly dangerous combat missions, but that if he makes the necessary formal request to be relieved of such missions, the very act of making the request proves that he is sane and therefore ineligible to be relieved."

FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Orlando Illi Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. 'Bill' Price CPT Jack Durish Capt Tom Brown MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SGT (Join to see) Sgt Albert Castro SSG David Andrews Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. CPL Dave Hoover SGT Mark Halmrast SPC Margaret Higgins SrA Christopher Wright

One of my favorite stories. One of the few films that lived up to the book without diminishing the book

Book is better than the movie!