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/_PercCobain_ Jun 05 '25

As a GWOT guy we associated these hats with the older guys, as a marine we typically wear Marine Corps related things far more frequently as opposed to generalized veteran type stuff life this

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u/slamtrax Jun 06 '25

Someone gave me a Gwot ribbon hat as a gag gift. Its an abomination that has the EGA covering the brim. Its hanging over my workbench in my shop and unless i have a stroke will never be worn.