Colonel Cathcart In Yossarian's '

Colonel Cathcart is a main character in the story. He is one of Yossarian's group commanders in his squadron. Colonel Cathcart is obsessed with becoming general of the squadron. He sees it as a way to gain higher authority in the military. One way he aspires to become general is by increasing the number of combat missions, the soldiers are required to complete. He does this as a way of increasing the causalities of the soldier's therefore, increasing his chances becoming the general if there are are less soldier's to compete with. This proves that Colonel Cathcart is selfish because he doesn’t care about the survival of his comrades for his personal gain.