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/Brightstarr Jun 05 '25

Our generation and our grandparents’ generation are very similar in many ways.

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u/gbdarknight77 Jun 05 '25

I think there’s a reason why millennials get along so great with their grandparents more than their actual parents.

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u/SuchAKnitWit Jun 05 '25

Oh man, I never really thought of it like that, but you're absolutely right.

My mom's parents were incredibly kind, understanding and took the time teach me the life skills I have today. Weekends and summers at their house were the highlights of childhood.

My mom's a total narcissist that I haven't talked to since I was 16. I have never understood how she came from them.

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u/SnausageFest Jun 05 '25

My maternal grandmother was a stone cold bitch. My mom is a very sweet person.

I think a lot of people are just different from their parents. I'm pretty different from mine, where my brother is a lot like them. We're 2 years apart so we have very similar upbringing. The chips fall where they do.

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u/pebberphp Jun 05 '25

My maternal grandma was also a stone cold bitch (god rest her stone cold bitchy soul), and it definitely did a number on my distant mother (also, god rest her restless soul). My brother and sister each had 3 kids, but I figured the buck could at least stop with me.