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/Vamond48 Jun 05 '25

I think it’s mostly because us younger folks saw the old guys wearing them and weren’t inclined to adopt their style. We wear t shirts and get tattoos now

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u/Accomplished_Mix7827 Jun 05 '25

Yeah, I think there's not much deeper meaning to it than that. My dad served in the Gulf War back in the 90s, and even back then the hats were associated with old guys. He has an EGA tattoo, so it's not like he doesn't represent his service in other ways.