The thing is that when Elvis joined the US Army in 1958, he was already famous. And officials from the army are the same everywhere, so they decided to take advantage of the temporary militaristic enslavement of the king. For example, they wanted to attract more young people from Memphis - the singer’s native staff, and probably not only from him. But then officials rejected this idea because of the negative flair, which enveloped then rock music in principle.
In America, the king did not have special privileges, but in West Germany they were
At first they wanted to provide him with personal apartments in the army, wherever he lived alone, and no one would bother him. But then the singer and his manager decided that this would not be the smartest step in terms of the reputation of a musician, so Elvis performed all the same exercises and requirements as ordinary soldiers. Such devotion and humility in the end brought him extra points in the eyes of ordinary soldiers, even those who were initially critical of him.
