Adams was did not have any military service. He was a diplomat , a lawyer and a legislator.
his first career was a law career injestment
he taught school and hated the students
From en.Wikipedia.org. . Early life. Adams was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, in a part of town which eventually became Quincy. The John Quincy Adams birthplace, now part of Adams National...
After his presidency, he was a representative from Massachusetts.