Character

DRF-1

rapidly deployable division-ready professional

President Bartlet identifies DRF-1 as army personnel fully division-ready and deployable anywhere in two hours. He draws this contrast with navy forces facing six-month overseas commitments during a speech at the Naval Warfare Center in Crane. Their swift readiness underscores U.S. military flexibility for immediate action, positioning them as a key asset in national defense logistics amid campaign discussions on troop support.

2 appearances

Also known as: army guys

DRF-1's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

2 moments

S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I

Commander in Chief: Bartlet's Entrance and Moral Line

Not emotionally depicted; invoked as a factual constraint that generates deference and restraint in others.

Mentioned explicitly by Bartlet as 'DRF-1'—a division-ready army unit deployable in two hours; serves as the factual backbone to Bartlet's legal and ethical refusal to politicize.

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S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I

Refusing to Politicize the Troops Amid a Market Shock

Representational—no personal emotion shown on-screen, but used to evoke urgency and vulnerability of deployed soldiers.

DRF-1 is invoked by Bartlet as the concrete exemplar of rapid-deployment army units; they function as the ethical touchstone in Bartlet's refusal to politicize the visit rather than as speaking …

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