Did anybody else pick Shaggy as someone who served in the United States Marine Corps? We definitely didn't see this one coming. After enlisting in 1988, Shaggy served in the 10th Marine Regiment during the Persian Gulf War. We've got to say, we're pretty impressed with this chilled-out singer's past life. He even rose to the rank of lance corporal. He did end up being reduced in rank twice, but it might have been because he was too busy perfecting his singing voice. That's what we like to think, anyway!
Shaggy didn't spend too much time in the Marine Corps - by the early 90s he was already dropping reggae and dancehall hits. He really made it big when Boombastic was released in 1995 and achieved mainstream success. He never had to consider a military career again.