En 1945, un grupo de reclutas recibe un duro entrenamiento en Biloxi (Louisiana) antes de ir a Europa a combatir en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Uno de ellos es Eugene Jerome, un joven ingenuo recién salido de Brooklyn. Adaptación de una obra de Neil Simon sobre su propio servicio militar.
Joyce Williams y su hija Priscilla viajan hasta la India para instalarse en una base militar británica junto al abuelo de la pequeña. Una vez allí, la niña se ganará el cariño de todos y jugará un papel muy importante en una rebelión local.
U.S. Marine Sergeant O'Hara has his hands full training raw recruits, one of whom, 'Skeets' Burns, is a particular thorn in his side. If Burns's lackadaisical approach to the military were not bad enough, he also makes advances on nurse Nora Dale, whom Sergeant O'Hara secretly loves. Nora is oblivious to O'Hara's feelings and is attracted to the handsome 'Skeet.' But an indiscretion turns her against him, and it takes an expedition to China and a battle with a warlord's bandit brigade to sort things out among the nurse and her two Marines.
Bugs Bunny gets a draft notice by mistake and joins the army, with disastrous results, especially for the sergeant of his platoon.