Robert Johnson "RJ" Phillips is a non-commissioned officer with the US Navy and friend of Jack Salazar. RJ is a naval petty officer third class who works in the shipboard mail delivery system with Jack. While his ship, the USS Colorado was docked in NYC for Fleet Week 2013, Jack and RJ left the ship together for a one day liberty, each responsible to make sure the other returned to the ship before midnight. They visited a dive bar in Hell's Kitchen where they participated in a bar brawl with a group of marines. Later, they visited an underground nightclub where RJ picked up a prostitute.