A quick-witted, take-no-stuff hilariously sassy sistah from the 'hood, Sanderella Coffee is nobody's Private Benjamin. An "around the way" girl who has taken a few wrong turns down the back alleys of life, Sandie finds herself employed by her favorite uncle as the ultimate bullet-stopper: An enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army. Finer than an Iron Mike statue dipped in deep dark chocolate, Drill Sergeant Romulus Caesar is an honest to goodness do-right man. The keeper of his castle and a self-proclaimed king, Rom provides an irresistible passion and tenderness that pacifies Sandie's cravings for true love. But there is one problem: Rom is married. Married with children. While battling sexism, self-doubt, and the powers-that-be, Sandie fights an uphill battle to attend the Army's prestigious Officer Candidate School. With spirited determination and a married lover who professes his everlasting support, she marches through the ranks to take on Uncle Sam, but the military'' tough policy on fraternization and adultery threaten to rip apart Sandie's future and she sees her carefully orchestrated career, like sand in the breeze, slipping away. Will Sandie's king prove to be an asset? Or will her love for him become the stumbling block upon which she must abandon her hopes and dreams?