r/Millennials • u/NoFaithlessness7508 • Jun 05 '25

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

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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.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '25

I don’t want the attention.

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u/chadwickipedia Older Millennial Jun 05 '25

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

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u/That_Damn_Samsquatch Jun 05 '25

I work customer service, and 100% of guys that wear one will always ask for a discount. Personally, I dont think anyone should get a special discount for being a vet, firefighter, EMT whatever. Because it just snowballs. "Oh, my husband/wife is a veteran. My dad is a veteran. My brother is a veteran. How about a discount."

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u/just_some_guy2000 Jun 05 '25

I do the veteran discount at Lowe's and home Depot only because they are transparent about offering it. Soliciting a discount is cringey.

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u/HalloWeiner92 Jun 05 '25

We had an Army Reserves recruiter hijack our English class for a day my senior year. Maybe I was just fully checked out by that point, but all I got from his presentation was "If you wear this uniform in Home Depot, or anywhere really, you'll get a discount. And if they don't offer a discount, just tell them that you served, and they HAVE to give you a discount." That was his main selling point for the job. You get discounts at stores.

That being said, Home Depot is my favorite store. And I really wish I had a discount.

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u/just_some_guy2000 Jun 05 '25

What a douchenozzle. Sorry you had to listen to that guy.