Canada's most opportunistic military recruit.

Examines the case of Lieutenant Jeffrey Sheppard, a Canadian army doctor who was convicted in 1996 of desertion. His assertion that he was told he could use money rather than a tour of duty to repay the military for his medical education; The military's response, that he did not listen well to the recruiter; Admission of Sheppard's wife, Kim, that he did not read the contract; The military sentence on him; The couple's civil trial against the military.