Captain Buckner informs the CPOs that they will be holding joint amphibious maneuvers with the marine corps. He urges them to refrain from any name calling and fighting, like last year. Marine commander "Hard Rock" Hannigan (Tom Reese) quickly rubs Buckner the wrong way. Apodaca also quickly runs afoul of a marine who socks him in the eye. Sharkey sends Pruitt to make peace, but he, too, gets into a fight. Marine Sgt. Fowler (Eddie Barth) confronts Sharkey over the fights and the two escalate their hostility to a boxing match in one week. Sharkey goes to a CPO named Scotty (Tony Burton), an ex-pro who works at the base gym, for training. (This leads to a short, comical spoof of "Rocky" with the film's iconic theme song "Gonna Fly Now".) When Scotty and Robinson realize Sharkey doesn't have a chance they resort to psychological tactics instead.