Johnny Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American musician who was a singer, songwriter, actor, and author and is regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Despite his country music fame, his genre-crossing music and sound included rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel. His crossover success earned him a place in the Country Music, Rock and Roll, and Gospel Music Halls of Fame. Cash enlisted in the United States Air Force on July 7, 1950. After basic training at Lackland Air Force Base and technical training at Brooks Air Force Base, both in San Antonio, Texas, he was assigned to the 12th Radio Squadron Mobile of the U.S. Air Force Security Service at Landsberg, Germany as a Morse Code Intercept Operator for Soviet Army transmissions. He founded a band named the "Landsberg Barbarians" there. It was the first time he heard that Joseph Stalin had expired, thanks to his work as a radio operator. He was honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant on July 3, 1954, and returned to Texas.

With his performance as Kylo Ren in the revitalized Star Wars franchise and his part in the upcoming Martin Scorsese film "Silence," Adam Driver is one of the most prominent performers in Hollywood today. Aside from playing Hannah's weird ex-boyfriend Adam on "Girls," he's still active on the big screen. In the summer of 2001, he was a directionless college graduate who wanted to know what to do next. September 11 motivated him to join the military. He was assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines as an 81mm mortarman. He was medically discharged after serving in the military for 3 years. Adam Driver has certainly not been shy about his time in the military. He advocated highly for veterans with his platform as an A-List celebrity.

Hollywood's war movies about planes and fighter pilots spurred Morgan Freeman's interest in acting. He would spend his summers in Chicago with his parents, scrounging for spare change to see a movie. Those movies inspired him to learn to fly, so he joined the Air Force after graduating from high school in 1955. While waiting to be assigned to a fighter squadron, Freeman worked on tracking radar stations, which aligned radar antennae on incoming missiles or aircraft. After spending more than a year behind a desk, he finally got a chance to audition for a pilot's position. He was disillusioned when he finally sat in the cockpit of an Air Force fighter plane. It was not exactly what he had envisioned. After nearly four years of service, Freeman left the Air Force to pursue his other passion, the one we know him for today: acting. It would be a long road, but one he would pursue with much more zeal and patience.

Immediately after finishing high school, Ice-T had difficulty making ends meet. He signed up for the Army for the money, serving four years in the 25th Infantry Division. He was stationed in Hawaii at Schofield Barracks and was a squad leader. According to his memoir, a sergeant once said he joined the Army because he couldn't survive in civilian life. Undeterred, he purchased stereo equipment including turntables, mixers, and speakers, and used his time in the Army to establish financial security, improve his skills, and begin a career in entertainment.