Will arrives for his last year at Military Academy, in the Deep South USA, in the 1960's. A black student, Pearce, has been accepted, for the first time and Will is asked to keep an eye out for the inevitable racism. The racists come in the form of The Ten, a secret group of the elite students. They want Pearce to leave on his own free will, but are prepared to torture him to make it 'his free will'. Will is forced to help Pearce and he is prepared to risk his own career to do so.

Directed by: Franc Roddam
Written by: Lloyd Fonvielle & Thomas Pope
Release date: 1983-02-18
Runtime: 102 minutes
Tagline: The Institute's Code of Honor: A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal or tolerate those who do. It is a simple code. It is a stern code. It is also a lie.
Cast:
Michael Biehn Michael Biehn
John Alexander 
Bill Paxton Bill Paxton
Gilbreath 
David Keith David Keith
Will McLean 
Judge Reinhold Judge Reinhold
Macabbee 
Rick Rossovich Rick Rossovich
Dante `Pig` Pignetti 
Barbara Babcock Barbara Babcock
Abigail St. Croix