The cadets don't want to participate in the Games without Payne, but Alex convinces them to do it. As Payne waits for a train to depart he daydreams about being in a family with Emily and Tiger. He eagerly accepts the new posting but his deployment means he will miss the Military Games. They develop into a unified squad, and Payne tells them that they have graduated the program and are fit to compete in the games.īefore the games, Payne is asked to return to the Marines to fight in Bosnia. The cadets begin working hard and training for the Military Games. Stone confronts Payne and realizes that he wants to earn the trophy, Payne offers to train him to win it.
Payne tips off the Wellington cadets and they ambush the Madison cadets and beat them severely. Things come to a head and Payne offers to quit if the cadets can steal him the Military Games trophy from Wellington Academy. Stone and the cadets hire a biker to assault Payne, in the aftermath Payne makes Stone the squad leader. The cadets, encouraged by the rebellious Alex Stone, make several attempts to sabotage Payne and drive him out of the school. Payne's harsh punishments and lack of empathy for the cadets lead to friction with school counselor Emily Walburn, who tries to soften Payne's approach. He shaves the cadets bald and moves them out of their dorms and into a dilapidated barracks. Payne immediately takes a hard stance with the cadets and asserts his authority. The cadets are a disorderly group of delinquents and outcasts who have placed last in the Virginia Military Games for eight straight years. Payne is sent to Madison Preparatory School in Virginia and is given command of the ROTC students.
His former commander gets him out of jail and secures him a position back in the military. Payne receives an honorable discharge and tries to adjust to civilian life but ends up being arrested. Major Benson Winifred Payne, a battle hardened Marine, returns from a successful drug raid in South America to find out that he has been passed over for promotion.
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