Thinking he may have caused the death of his commanding officer Captain Daniels in Tunisia, Rocky visits Daniels' widow. She falls for him, he falls for her, she encourages him to go to West Point. While there he faces serious disciplinary review for having forced a plebe into resigning. He may even be court-martialled.

Allievo anziano della Accademia Militare di West Point va sotto processo per eccessiva durezza. Indagando sul suo passato si scoprono le cause, è assolto e si sposa.

Sintiéndose responsable de la muerte del Capitán Daniels, el cadete Rocky Gilman visita a su viuda y entre ellos surge el amor. Ella lo anima a ir a West Point para someterse al interrogatorio de la comisión encargada de investigar el caso.