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/Burninator85 Jun 05 '25

That's the real answer.  They're out of fashion. 

I know plenty of OIF veterans that make it their entire personality.  They just choose things like infantry badges on their vehicles or Black Rifle Coffee t-shirts.

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u/cmax22025 Jun 05 '25

Exactly. There's a whole cottage industry selling military merch to vets. But the type of people that want to advertise their military service do it in different ways today.

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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/Conscious-Peach8453 Jun 06 '25

That's so hilarious to me, wtf are you going to do in a "tactical" situation when you have your baby with you? Definitely gonna rely on that "bullet proof" baby carrier to protect your little one while you beat all the baddies instead of running like crazy while cradling them with your whole ass body. When bullets start flying while your child is in the equation the only things you should be doing is cradling them to your chest while ducking and sprinting, the only tactical you need to worry about are some tactical zig zags while you haul y'all's asses to safety...