Paul Wildman is an out-of-control college student who hates bullies. Saint Michael's Military Academy is a private military school that disciplines out-of-control college students. The academy is being bullied by an unscrupulous businessman. The out-of-control college student and private military academy are unaware they desperately need one another. Paul Wildman is forced by his wealthy family to attend the private military academy. The private military academy is forced to accept Paul Wildman because of financial considerations. The relationship is a struggle in the beginning, but it ends with Paul Wildman and the private military academy helping one another through some very challenging times. Neither one anticipated the events that would bring them close or how it would it would result in them becoming very important to one another. The Best Cadet is a story of how perceptions can change through experience. People and institutions are similar in one way. Not all you see is all there is.