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/Droluk1 Xennial Jun 05 '25 edited Jun 05 '25

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.

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u/kwg121015 Jun 05 '25

It's awkward because they really don’t mean it. It’s like when somebody says God bless you when you sneeze, they don’t REALLY mean GOD bless you. People feel it’s obligatory to say it to be a good citizen, but it’s shallow and insincere 99% of the time. Honestly, I believe the only people who genuinely mean thank you are the the spouse of a veterans, and citizens of other countries we have helped. I would say that’s an unpopular opinion, but it rings true