This cold war adventure unfolds against the aftermath of the tumultuous Admiral Zumwalt years and the aftermath of the divisive Vietnam War. While the navy downsizes, while navy policy makers continuously argue the regulation length of hair, while navy leadership continuously modifies uniforms, while local commands issue personnel policy from command human relations councils, and while navy traditionalists struggle with sending women to sea on warships for the first time; the Soviets and the Chinese continue to build their military forces and plan the destruction of Western Civilization. However, Chief Page refuses to be distracted by the constant barrage of nonsensical and insignificant personnel policies that occupy the time of the top brass. Chief Page commits to focusing on command missions and to fighting the evil that threatens the American way of life, even at the risk of his navy career.