Director of training who harbors racist doubts about African-American pilots. He subjects cadets to harsh retesting and intimidation tactics, believing they cheated. His aggressive methods are criticized by the cadets for breaking their spirits and contributing to tragedy.
Joy actively tries to psychologically break Peoples through intimidation and unfair retesting.
Cappy views Joy's training methods as deliberately destructive rather than educational.
Davis externally defends the airmen's competence against the internal sabotage and prejudice Joy represents.
Joy's institutional racism directly opposes Roosevelt's progressive advocacy for the cadets.
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