A Major noted for advancing with his mouth before thinking is given a choice: to be drummed out of the Army, or take command of and shape up the ROTC program at Sheridan Academy before it fails its next inspection. At Sheridan he encounters three hundred pre-teen cadets who range from rascally to adorable, and a female doctor who has just the right prescription for him.
Charlton Heston
as Maj. Bernard R. 'Barney' Benson
Julie Adams
as Dr. Kay Lambert
William Demarest
as John
Tim Hovey
as Cadet Thomas 'Tiger' Flaherty
Nana Bryant
as Mother Redempta
Tim Considine
as Cadet Lt. Gerald Hibler
Sal Mineo
as Cadet Col. Sylvester Dusik
Milburn Stone
as Maj. Gen. Wilton J. Ramsey
Mary Field
as Sister Mary Theresa
Joey D. Vieira
as Cadet Cpl. Scawalski (as Donald Keeler)
Gary Pagett
as Cadet Lt. Molony
Don Haggerty
as Harold Hibler
