Carruthers is a 35-year-old “geezer” who attends Camp Currie. Despite his Harvard education, he’s fully committed to his Federal Service, refusing a medical discharge even after being so badly injured he can’t finish basic training. Following a reassignment, he ends up as third cook on a navy ship, where Johnnie later runs into him and discovers that he’s still as proud to be an alum of Camp Currie as of Harvard.