Claim: Jimi Hendrix was a parachutist in the military.
Evidence: In 1961 , he enlisted in the U.S. Army and trained as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division ; he was granted an honorable discharge the following year.
Paratroopers are military parachutists -- military personnel trained in parachuting into an operation and usually functioning as part of an airborne force.