Celebrities That Served In the Military Before Hollywood Fame

Morgan Freeman

For a long time, Morgan Freeman had no interest in acting. He instead wanted to become a fighter pilot. The silver screen legend spent over 3 years learning how to fly in combat but realized it was not really what he wanted to be doing. “I had this very clear epiphany," Freeman once said "‘You are not in love with this; you are in love with the idea of this.'"

Sean Connery

Sean Connery was a member of the Royal Navy in Scotland. While serving, he got two tattoos that he has claimed were "not frivolous." One is for Scotland and the other is for his mother, which he considers his two lifelong commitments. He was medically discharged from the military due to an ulcer that affected males in his family for several generations. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.