During the Korean War Commander Collier (Sterling Hayden) remembers back to the previous war and his early days on the carrier.
This included butting heads with Rodgers (Joe Carlson) and various antics, and many training missions, as some raw recruits get knocked into shape and got ready for combat...
It is very predictable but a decently made film. If you have seen that many war films then it probably has little you would not have seen before in these kinds of film but that doesn't mean it isn't worth a watch. The carrier stock footage is good, especially the early jet age footage.