It`s1941. Robert E. Lee Prewitt has requested Army transfer and has ended
up at Schofield in Hawaii. His new captain, Dana Holmes, has heard of his
boxing prowess and is keen to get him to represent the company.
However, Prew is adamant that he doesn"t box anymore, so Captain
Holmes gets his subordinates to make his life a living hell. Meanwhile
Sargeant Warden starts seeing the captain"s wife, who has a history of
seeking external relief from a troubled marriage. Prew"s friend Maggio has a
few altercations with the sadistic stockade sargeant "Fatso" Judson, and
Prew begins falling in love with social club employee Lorene. Unbeknownst
to anyone, the Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor looms in the distance.