一位大嘴巴的陆军上校在一次未经过滤的咆哮后，被罚派往荷兰一个没有军事目的的基地。他试图在他疏远的女儿（临时指挥官）的帮助下恢复秩序。

The plot centers on a large-scale conspiracy by a group of US military personnel, led by General James Scott, against the current President Jordan Lyman. Further events show that the President, who sent his closest aides and friends to investigate, easily and almost indifferently accepts the news of their deaths, because he is only interested in his own person.