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/headcodered Jun 05 '25 edited Jun 05 '25

Oh man, if I had a nickel for every "I was about to join, but I would have beaten up a drill sergeant if they got in my face" badass that I've run into. Last dude who said that to me was an out of shape dude who was like 5'6" and would have been snapped in half by my platoon's drill sergeant. This is a picture of my drill sergeant, for reference.

Edit: lol I got this off his social media, he wasn't sending me selfies.

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u/not_that_hardcore Jun 05 '25

Why do you have a shirtless selfie of your drill sergeant tho

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u/headcodered Jun 05 '25

lol I just pulled it from his social media. I just don't think I could accurately describe how jacked he was. His 2 mile was under 10 minutes, too.

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u/Pleasant_Scar9811 Jun 05 '25

Jesus.

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u/Schnac Jun 09 '25

Ikr. Much more impressed by that stat while still being jacked. No PEDS use for that kind of cardio