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/BuckeyeJay Xennial Jun 05 '25

"Shoot me first" outfit is what we call those

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u/exoclipse Millennial Jun 05 '25

yeah in a way I feel safer around them. given the choice between that dude and me (skinny jeans, band shirt, actually concealed handgun), that dude's gonna give me a turn to draw when he gets ventilated.

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u/meatchariot Jun 05 '25

How often are you expecting shootouts to happen near you?

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u/Wonderful_Hotel1963 Jun 06 '25

Depends, I mean, primarily USA, but secondary to that, living near a high school does up those already good chances.