The new captain proposes to shape up ""the chief with the biggest beer belly,"" a pretty fair description of the outraged Sharkey.

Sharkey's plans with Natalie are complicated by tests aboard a submarine.

A checkup at the hospital leads to misunderstandings the leave Sharkey viewed as a severe mental patient.

Sharkey butts heads with a commander of a group of Waves that move into the barracks, and conspires to bring her down.

Sharkey wrestles with proposing to Natalie or risking losing her after she gives an ultimatum.

The sudden appearance of a heavily-pregnant woman sends the men in panic, as a congresswoman targeting the base to shutdown is set to arrive for an important inspection.

When Sharkey goes to con men to get Kolwoski's money back, he is tricked into high-stakes gambling.

Sharkey suspects a visiting Japanese CPO is a spy.

Sharkey sets out to find a way to be nice and learn how to say "I love you" to Natalie.

When it's found that Pruitt is in a love triangle he confides to Sharkey that he doesn't know which girl to choose.

Sharkey and the men try to scrounge up a woman to represent their barracks in the Navy's Miss Topside beauty contest.

When Sharkey hurts his back he's afraid it will cost him a chance at being CPO of the Year, leading to comedic situations.

Sharkey and Koch are in hot water when they innocently spend a night together in his quarters.

Fighting between the marines and navy escalates toward a boxing match between Sharkey and a marine sergeant.

The men host a visiting South American navy man whose clashes lead to a scheduled duel with Sharkey.

Sharkey ventures into a punk-rock night spot to stop a fight, and comes out with a loose filling and the affections of a teen-age runaway.

When the Russian flu sweeps through the barracks, Sharkey is desperate to be free of being stranded with Pruitt.

Sharkey takes over as Capt. Buckner's personal aide, but sees the men quickly embrace their new CPO.

When Sharkey is given an assignment that involves flying, Robinson tries to cure him of his fear of flying.

To accommodate their dating lives, Sharkey and Robinson decide to share an apartment in town.

Sharkey goes up against a shady used car salesman to get the recruits' money back after being sold a clunker.