He Joined the Army after 9/11
“September 11 happened, and all my friends were like ‘Let’s join the military!’ and I was the only one who actually did.”
Adam Driver, born on November 19, 1983, is the son of Nancy Wright, a paralegal, and Joe Driver, a preacher. He was born in San Diego but grew up in Indiana. He started acting in plays when he was a student at Mishawaka High School. He graduated in 2001. It was after the attacks on September 11, 2001, that Driver got thrown into frequent discussions about joining the military.
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He and his friends talked about it, but it was an argument with his stepdad that made an impact. “I was having an argument with my stepfather, and he was like, ‘Why don’t you join the Marine Corps?’ And I was like, ‘Noooo! Well, maybe, actually …’ I went and saw the recruiter, who was like, ‘Are you on the run from the cops? Because we’ve never had someone want to leave so fast,’” Driver said in an interview with Rolling Stone.