An obnoxious nightclub comedian at Ciro's is Conscription in the United States into the U.S. Army during the Korean War. At his arrival at his basic training he meets a Women's Army Corps Lieutenant and romantically pursues her. His activities irritate his drill sergeant and the entire army when he goes AWOL (Absent Without Official Leave) for her. He is imprisoned and sentenced to thirty days hard labour that turns him into a soldier. Then he is shipped overseas to join the Special Services (entertainment).