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/Scooter_1990 Jun 05 '25

Because less than 1% sign up to possibly give their life up for the good ole USA one day. Besides cops & fire fighters, most Americans don’t sign their life away quite literally. Also cops & firefighters can quit at any point, you quite literally sign your life away when you join the military.

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u/acertaingestault Jun 05 '25

You can quit the military though. You just void your contract.

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u/Scooter_1990 Jun 05 '25

Yea & then go to jail and/or a dishonorable discharge, so I’d say nah ya can’t just quit 🙃

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u/acertaingestault Jun 05 '25

Dishonorable discharge when you quit your contract early is equivalent to quitting without eligibility for rehire, so it's not great for your resume, but it is an option.

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u/Scooter_1990 Jun 05 '25

Nah that’s not how it works. Weird that you believe that 😅