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On January 20, 1958 Elvis Presley received a draft notice for a 2-year duty with the United States Army. He received no special treatment and served in Germany as an ordinary soldier and was honorably discharged on March 5, 1960. Many have since wondered why an only child – by then the sole support of his parents and grandmother – was drafted during peacetime, since his services were clearly not critical for the defense of his country. It has long been suspected that Elvis' draft notice was either politically instigated to shunt his "dangerous", "race-mixing" influence, or encouraged by his manager in order to keep the increasingly world-wise Southern lad under his thumb. While in the army, he received a black belt in karate and attained the rank of Sergeant.

While in the army, Elvis became sick. He was taken to an army hospital and diagnosed with tonsillitis. However, no doctor would perform the necessary tonsillectomy, fearing that they would, in some way, be responsible for ruining his voice. His tonsils were left in, and he eventually grew better nevertheless.