I went through NAVCAD Preflight some 26 years prior to this movie release in 1982. I found it to be a realistic portrayal of the API of that period. Of special note that hit home, were the "NA husband hunters", like the one in the flick, who dumped her Cadet instantly when he DORd. They used to deliver young ladies by the busload to the Cadet Club on weekends, from Women's Colleges in FL, AL, & MS. I would guess that they still exist in P'Cola to this day?
I got hooked up with a local lovely in P'Cola whose Daddy owned a very popular Bar/Seafood Restaurant outside the gate on Navy Blvd. She had the use of Daddy's Caddy, and that was nice. Luckily, I was able to gently 'unhook', when I headed to advanced in Beeville, TX, or my life would be very different today!
The only flaw I saw in the movie, was that it was portrayed to take place in the state of WA. To my knowledge, Navy Preflight has always been at Pensacola since WWII.
BzB