<p>They’re crazy
Then why don’t you ground them?
Why don’t they ask me to groun them?
Because they’re crazy, that’s why.
Of course they’re crazy Doc Daneeka replied . . . I just told you they’re crazy didn’t I? And you can’t let crazy people decide whether your’e crazy or not . . . can you?
Is Orr crazy?
He sure is, Daneeka replied.
can you ground him?
Sure can. But first he has to ask me to. THat’s part of the rule.
Then why doesn’t he ask you to?
Because he’s crazy. He has to be crazy to keep flying combat missions after all the close calls he’s had. Sure, I cna ground Orr. BUt, first he has to ask me to.
That’s all he has to do?
That’s all. Let him ask me.</p>
<p>THEN you can ground him?
No. THEN I can’t ground him.
You meant there’s a catch?
Sure, there’s a catch. Catch-22. Anyone who WANTS to get out of combat isn’t really crazy.</p>
<p>That’s some catch, that catch-22. . . . .</p>
<p>Re-reading teh great book Catch-22. Heller was a brilliant writer.</p>
<p>90+ percent of m ids get their first or SECOND choice of assignments. [Remember that “second” part] That means 40 - 50 mids don’t get either one. Pretty decent odds all in all. Nobody is FORCED to go subs.<br>
In fact, you could probably avoid subs, if you have the guts [at age 22] to stand up to men about 20 years your senior who are telling you that such a decision might be determental to the career you haven’t even started. [Even if that is not a particularly true statement.] Just be forwarned.</p>