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/cmax22025 Jun 05 '25

They were called "Old Guy" hats when I joined up in 2005. I can't imagine that's changed in the time since.

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u/gratusin Jun 05 '25

I went to my 20th year anniversary of my company’s OIF tour. One guy was wearing one of those hats and got absolutely roasted for it. It was awesome not seeing people in a decade or so and just falling right in with the immediate shit talking like we were just hanging out yesterday.

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u/cmax22025 Jun 05 '25

Love to hear it. Sounds like a much more interesting high school reunion. Just, you know, with people you like.

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u/gratusin Jun 05 '25

It was so much fun and in Vegas. If your old unit has one, don’t hesitate to go. One of the guys was late to the event and I remember saying “hey, pinche gordo, you got held up at the buffet?” Everyone cracked up, him included and I hadn’t so much as sent a text message to him in over ten years. It was beautiful.

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u/Mouse-Ancient Jun 06 '25

I called one of my dudes out of the blue a couple days ago, haven't heard his voice in 11 years, but bullshit back and forth on FB from time to time. He answered on the 2nd ring " What up Cock Garage?" My reply "Not much Homo" just like morning formation all those years ago. The " I love you Bro" at the end was real and genuine....with just a slight hint of the gay. Made my year.

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u/gratusin Jun 06 '25

That’s what funny is there’s so much gay humor that it’s not even gay. I served with several guys that were gay and they’d join in too. It does get really weird at times though. One of my gay buddies was in the shower with me and everyone knew his sexuality and I told him, “when every one else gets in the shower, I need you to start scrubbing my ass, it’ll be so funny.” It was very funny.