A novel, which tells a story of one young man's search for love in college- which asks Is Chivalry really dead? Bob Dylan asks an important question; how many roads must a man walk by before you can call him a man? (A period of riots and festivity) Spring break and nights of drinking and non-meaningful relationships in a sex dominated world full of sex and sleaze. Philip Clepson attends the prestigious Naval Academy, and is tired of sleazy one night stands. He falls for the Admiral's daughter, Andrea Kinninger when they meet in Dahlgren Hall at the Naval Academy. This creates a huge dilemma for Philip; due to the fact that his father and the Admiral used to work together and had a falling out; which had a negative impact on Philip's father's career, making it hard for him to find work in his home town. After graduation and the fall of 9/11, Philip joins the Navy and the Marine Corps for a dangerous assignment.