A few words spring to mind when we think of Steve McQueen: talented, suave, Hollywood icon, and ultra-cool, to name a few. We definitely didn't think up any military-related words, yet McQueen did in fact spend quite a bit of time in the United States Marine Corps. He first joined the Marine Corps back in 1947 and served in an armored unit. However, he was known as a bit of a rebel and was demoted from private first class to private multiple times throughout his military career.
Somewhere along the line (maybe after being thrown into military prison for 41 days), McQueen got his act together and decided it was time to start following the rules. He ended up saving the lives of five other Marines in the Arctic and was also assigned to the honor guard.