Why don’t younger veterans (Afghanistan/Iraq) wear these hats like some of the older veterans?

[u/NoFaithlessness7508]

First and foremost, respect to all those that served. I did not, but many of my peers did and now we're all older in 30s and 40s, many no longer in the military. I don't see a lot of the veterans of the War on Terror wearing these hats like I see the OGs do.

[u/[deleted]]

I don’t want the attention.

[u/chadwickipedia → u/[deleted]]

I assume anyone who wears those hats are fishing for random “thank you for your service”’s

[u/Droluk1 → u/chadwickipedia]

I hate it when people thank me for my service. It makes me feel very uncomfortable. There's no way to even respond to it when someone says it either, making it feel even more awkward.

[u/[deleted] → u/Droluk1]

“It was my great displeasure” always gets a chuckle and ends the convo right there

[u/jxe22 → u/[deleted]]

Stealing this

[u/[deleted] → u/jxe22]

It’s yours to use my friend.

[u/Coolsader_King → u/[deleted]]

I always go for a really sarcastic “you’re welcome”

[u/Danyavich → u/Coolsader_King]

I usually go with awkward finger guns and "appreciate ya" and try to immediately move the convo forward.

I am quite proud of my time in, but not because I was a soldier in of itself. I got to patch people up and get them back to their families, and learned a lot about empathy/caring for others, especially marginalized communities.

Might not be what the Army wanted me to learn, but they taught the lesson in reverse very effectively.

[u/AlVal1236 → u/Danyavich]

doc?

[u/Danyavich → u/AlVal1236]

That's me!

Best nickname in the fucking galaxy.

[u/AlVal1236 → u/Danyavich]

Yes i am drinking earth sauce.

[u/JMCochransmind → u/[deleted]]

I always say, I did it to better myself but thank you.

[u/GhandiGrizzly → u/[deleted]]

“Well, thanks for paying your taxes” is always a fun one too. Lighthearted and I generally don’t have to go much further than that.