Considering what was happening during the time frame he made his choice to enter the service “instead”, a lot of guys would have preferred prison.
A vet is a vet, to me.
Yours is maybe the dumbest post on FR. And that’s saying a lot.
I don’t think that anything going on in 1961 was a reason for anyone to choose jail time over the military.
I should also say that a vet is normally someone who served their country and completed service, not someone who seeks to get out, or who is forced out for turning against their uniform.
Hendrix was a disgrace and someone who was kicked out, he couldn’t meet the challenge, he was a military failure.