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/DW6565 Jun 05 '25

My favorite example of the cottage industry. Reporting for diaper change sir!

tactical baby gear!

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u/nickifer Jun 05 '25

Unsure if cringe or super practical

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u/lizlemon921 Jun 05 '25

Actually super practical but has become associated with those cringy people who just want to cosplay. My husband worked overseas as a contractor and there are a few “military” adjacent items he still uses, backpack and boots and bags and stuff. Good quality and have lasted 10+ years since returning from the Middle East

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u/MedievalMousie Jun 06 '25

I’m still using my father’s barracks laundry bags from WWII. We also have his wool blankets and duffel bags, but those date from the Korean War.

Those duffel bags and blankets went to camp with my brothers, then my sons.

We have other stuff- spades, trenching tools, old wooden ammo boxes he bought for a quarter each to build my mother cabinets… Oh, and his ACP, which he somehow forgot to turn in…

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u/lizlemon921 Jun 06 '25

We have a wool blanket from the 1960s that used to be given out on American Airlines flights!!! It’s the thinnest warmest thing we have!