 Sgt. Dave Hopkins, when not taking care of his duties in the mail depot of Fort Bendix, must balance his time between running his latest get-rich-quick con game and leading his soldiers, including a neurotic genius, a hacker who enlisted to avoid jail and a mechanic with delusions of glory. At the same time, he must make sure that none of his superior officers, including the newly-arrived Col. Henchy, notice that things around the base are anything but ship-shape.