Jimi Hendrix officially enlisted in the United States Army and was sent to Fort Ord, California to complete eight weeks of basic training. From there he would he assigned to the 101st Airborne Division and stationed at Fort Campbell in Kentucky. He would be honorably discharged on June 29th, 1962. The story of him leaving the military after breaking his ankle following a parachute jump has been brought into question by his fellow soldiers, who said that Hendrix fabricated the event
He had more significant things to do with his life. Whatever, good for him. It worked for a lot of big-shots’ kids. During Vietnam, Bush Jr. spent two years in the Texas Air Nation Guard. During Vietnam, Trump got deferred for bad feet or college 5 times.