Robin Quivers
Robin Quivers, the co-host of the Howard Stern show is also a former Air Force Captain. She originally had qualified with a nursing degree from the University of Maryland, but believed that she could put her degree to better use so she join the United States Air Force. After three years she reached the rank of captain before being discharged on month later. Quivers remained a member of the US Air Force Reserves until 1990 but was never recalled. She returned to Baltimore before taking her first job in radio as a newscast reader in Pennsylvania. When Howard Stern show was looking for a straight personality to balance out his zaniness, they heard her audition and hired her immediately.
Shaggy
Remember Shaggy, the reggae singer from the 90s? Before we danced to his hits “Bombastic” and “It Wasn’t Me,” he served as part of the 10th Marine Regiment in the United States Marine Corps. Having moved to the US from Jamaica at 18, he found some early success with his music, but when it proved difficult to keep the success going, he signed up for the Marines. Two years after joining, the Gulf War broke out and in 1991 he was deployed to Kuwait. The war sobered him up and helped him focus. He dedicated himself to his music and in 1993 released his debut album. Soon after, he enjoyed the peak of his success during the mid 1990s through 2000.
Michael Caine
Perhaps so we can truly appreciate the lives we have, British Actor Michael Caine believes we should all serve at least six months in the military. Caine was drafted into the British Army during the Korean War. He spent time on the front lines and almost lost his life. After contracting Malaria, he was medically discharged and headed home to London to pursue acting. Turns out this offered him the experience he needed for his very first movie role. He got his big break playing a British Army Private in a war movie called, “A Hill in Korea.