Why do so many younger soldiers discount mentorship from Veterans that are from older generations?

You are competing against Google & Facebook.....got to get their attention....when they want help, they will bring it to you.

Same reason your kids don't listen until they are in their 40s and realize you know what you are talking about.

SGT Wilder-Maybe I'm just a little too defensive, but I've noticed that trend in various places as well. For example: Met a young enlisted Guardsman in my community who was preparing to enter an officer program...When I attempted to offer some friendly and informal advice, he responded that, "He had served four years already and pretty much had it covered". I was also surprised when meeting a Midshipmen at an alumni event at Annapolis how the attitude was essentially, "Yeah...yeah...new times, Old Man". We all remember being young and "sure" we knew it all...but I also recall being at least respectful for the sake of decency around vets-even those only a decade or so ahead of me. I see this in the civilian side as well...college grads who assume that because they grew up with Facebook and Instagram, I'm obsolete and have nothing to offer. Far from just rubbing my "ego" the wrong way...it kinda concerns me...I mean, are corporations, if not the military taking this "Millennial" newbie-prodigy thing a bit too far?