Character

Navy Guys

deployment-ready professional service-oriented

Navy guys at the Naval Warfare Center Crane prepare for six-month overseas deployments. President Bartlet references them during speech preparations to counter Bruno's push for military benefits in his soundbite. He contrasts their longer rotation with army DRF-1 units' two-hour readiness, stressing legal and ethical bars on politicizing actively deployable troops. This invocation reinforces Bartlet's authority and sets boundaries for campaign rhetoric at the military base.

2 appearances

Also known as: navy guys

Navy Guys's Journey

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2 moments

S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I

Commander in Chief: Bartlet's Entrance and Moral Line

Not directly shown; invoked to represent the human cost and restrictions surrounding the speech.

Referenced by Bartlet as sailors who will deploy overseas for six months; their presence and deployment schedule are used to argue against politicizing the event.

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S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I

Refusing to Politicize the Troops Amid a Market Shock

Symbolically present—no direct emotion on-screen, but they represent a silent constituency whose families bear the human cost.

The Navy personnel are referred to by Bartlet to contrast longer overseas deployments with army readiness; their presence underlines the stakes and grounds his legal/moral objection to campaigning on base.

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