

"Life gave him nothing, except the courage to win...and a woman to love."
Zack Mayo is an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he arrives at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill Sergeant Emil Foley. Mayo is an excellent cadet, but a little cold around the heart, so Foley rides him mercilessly, sensing that the young man would be prime officer material if he weren't so self-involved. Zack's affair with a working girl is likewise compromised by his unwillingness to give of himself.
Zack Mayo

Paula Pokrifki

Sergeant Emil Foley

Sid Worley

Byron Mayo

Lynette Pomeroy

Casey Seeger

Perryman

Topper Daniels

Esther Pokrifiki

Emiliano Della Serra

Joe Pokrifki

Young Zack
Bunny
Schneider
Donny

Nellie Rufferwell
Thraxton
Tom Worley
Betty Worley

Drill Instructor #1
Drill Instructor #2
Troy

Dilbert Dunker Instructor

Altitude Chamber Instructor
New Recruit
Captain Graves
Paula's Sister
Paula's Sister
Prostitute #1
Prostitute #2
Platoon Member (uncredited)
New Recruit (uncredited)
Altitude Chamber Instructor
