The D I 1957 Gunnery Sergeant Jim Moore is one of the toughest Drill Instructors on Parris Island But hes got a thorn in his side Pvt Owens, who always seems to foul up when the pressures on Convinced that theres a man underneath that baby powder, Sgt Moore drives Owens to the point of desertion Making things worse, Capt Anderson has given Moore three days to make the scared private into Marine material, or Ill personally cut the lace off his panties and ship him out Adding to the pressure, Moore also juggles a budding romance with a shop girl