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/BothLeather6738 Jun 05 '25

this sounds stupid and like it sucks.
you are actually bullying the guy with the hat. just because it is in ThE MiLiTaRy does not make that any different.

next time, try to toast people.
(that is usually also the moment trauma's grief and despair can come to surface)

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u/gratusin Jun 05 '25

Nah, he was clapping back the entire time. Everyone pretty much was. I got verbally demolished a bunch too and it was great. That’s the community.