College Blues is a fictional tale based on the training that Cadets went through at the Royal Military College (Duntroon) in the late 1990's. It follows the life of Cadet Rickson as he manages to infuriate the staff and senior Cadets in his attempt to get through training. As he grinds his way through the numerous challenges that the College has in store for him, he figures out that he won't be able to do it alone. So, he bonds together with his classmates as they help each other to work their way through the field exercises, physical training and tactics lessons, as they continuously dodge the constant threat of ending up on one of the instructors' 'shit list'.


The story illustrates how the rigours of military training turns raw youngsters into officers, but also how it builds friendships that will last them for the rest of their lives.