C.P.O. Sharkey

The new captain proposes to shape up "the chief with the biggest beer belly," a pretty fair description of the outraged Sharkey.

Being assigned to submarine duty interferes with Sharkey's plans to have fun in San Francisco.

A case of mistaken identity ensues when Sharkey reports to the base hospital for his routine physical and is mistaken for a mental patient.

Comic chaos ensues as Sharkey's barracks is chosen for an experiment in coed Navy living.

Sharkey' long time girl friend, Natalie, tires of waiting and gives him an ultimatum about marriage in their relationship.

Sharkey lands the lead in a Navy training film.

Sharkey turns to the dice to help recruit Kowalski win back the money for his Mother's trip to Poland that the young man had lost in a craps game.

The behavior of a visiting CPO from the Japanese Navy causes Sharkey to think that he may be a spy.

Sharkey's girl friend, Natalie, accuses him of being insensitive.

Sharkey and the men try to scrounge up a woman to represent their barracks in the Navy's Miss Topside beauty contest.

Sudden back pains lead Sharkey to worry that he will be ineligable for the "CPO of the Year" competition.

A bomb scare in the female recruits barracks forces them to be housed in Sharkey's building.

Visiting Marines cause havoc at the training base as their behavior tests the patience of Sharkey and the other sailors.

Sharkey must instruct a visiting South American sailor in the ways of the United States Navy.

Pruitt infects Sharkey and most of the recruit company with Russian flu and Sharkey is overwhelmed by home-spun remedies.

Much to both of their chagrins, Captain Buckner is forced to make Sharkey his personal aide.

Sharkey reveals that he has a fear of flying and is terrifed at an upcoming flight he is required to take because of Navy business.

Sharkey moves off-base into an apartment in order to spice up his social life. His plan backfires when the recruits all show up just before a "last chance" date with Natalie yelling loud enough about problems that Sharkey gets tossed by his landlord.

Sharkey must come to the rescue when his recruits are swindled by a sleazy car salesman into buying a lemon.