How pimped out is your veteran hat/apparel?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:12:40 -0500

For all you Legion/VFW members out there how pimped out is your member cap? Cav scouts, how much bling do you add to the back of your stetson? Veterans, how much flair do you add to any veteran hat/apparel you wear if you wear anything? I've seen both ends of the spectrum, with some people choosing to take advantage of every square inch of real estate while others choose a more spartan look. Regardless of where on the spectrum you lie what reason(s) do you have for choosing your particular look?

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 23 at 2015 8:16 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:16:10 -0500

My Stetson has crossed sabers and rank only!

Response by SFC Dan Sorrow, M.S. made Jan 23 at 2015 8:37 PM

SFC Dan Sorrow, M.S. — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:37:48 -0500

That's funny! I've seen some that look like a design pro put them together and others who are seemingly less willing to add everything. They're all over he VA hospital in Nashville. If you don't have something pinned on your cap, it's like walking around with the back of the gown open.

Response by SGM Mikel Dawson made Jan 23 at 2015 10:41 PM

SGM Mikel Dawson — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 22:41:32 -0500

I don't even had a cap. No place to wear it over here.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 27 at 2015 12:44 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:44:20 -0500

Some just want to go beyond the minimum 15 pieces of flair

Response by SrA Andrea West made Jan 27 at 2015 12:55 AM

SrA Andrea West — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:55:23 -0500

My Legion cap has exactly one piece of flair on it - mostly because more tends to make it unwearable. The female cap doesn't seem to take being loaded down well.

Response by SP5 Michael Rathbun made Jan 27 at 2015 12:57 AM

SP5 Michael Rathbun — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:57:55 -0500

It runs in the family.

Response by SSG Robin Rushlo made Jan 27 at 2015 7:47 AM

SSG Robin Rushlo — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:47:10 -0500

This is the best I do. DV hat also says leave me alone! Call it my VET mood hat

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Jan 28 at 2015 4:12 PM

CPT Jack Durish — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 16:12:38 -0500

How many remember the movie "Office Space"? Jennifer Anniston plays a mousy waitress who simply can't fit in with the corporate culture of the chain restaurant at which she works. In one scene, her boss berates her for not wearing a sufficient number of items ("flair") on her work uniform. Is she not "into" her job he wonders.

Of course, "Office Space" was filmed and produced well before "pimped out" joined the popular lexicon, otherwise that is the term that would have been used instead of "flair".

Following this fictional manager's logic, I suppose I'm just not that "into" my membership in a veteran's organization. The only "flair" on my campaign hat is my VSM and an Army pin so that other veterans can recognize me as an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.

On the other hand, I've sat outside a grocery store handing out Buddy Poppies and collecting donations, successfully opened negotiations for large corporate donations, and opened new avenues for my Post to serve members of the SVA attending a local college, and I haven't yet been a member for one year. So, maybe, just maybe, a pimped out hat full of flair isn't that important...

Response by SPC Christopher Dunbar made Feb 1 at 2015 2:43 AM

SPC Christopher Dunbar — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 02:43:51 -0500

On my Legion Cap, I have my ALEI (American Legion Extension Institute) Pin, my Legion rank pin (Commander) and year, and my CIB. I Don't have much else that I want to put on there. Maybe a few years down the road I'll put my old unit insignias on there.

Response by SPC David Wyckoff made Feb 4 at 2015 11:21 AM

SPC David Wyckoff — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 11:21:48 -0500

I wear a hat that my kids gave to me, and have a 1st Cav pin on it. My mom bought me a Desert Storm Veteran hat, but its at home on my dresser. I didn't do that much so I just don't really have that much to put on my headgear.

Response by LTC Paul Labrador made Feb 4 at 2015 2:17 PM

LTC Paul Labrador — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 14:17:47 -0500

Never bought one....

Response by SGM Erik Marquez made Feb 4 at 2015 2:18 PM

SGM Erik Marquez — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 14:18:18 -0500

What veteran hat?
Don't have one
Don't want one
Don't have an issue with those that do, just not my thing

Response by SFC Edward Hall made Jan 24 at 2016 10:49 PM

SFC Edward Hall — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 22:49:25 -0500

I wear the TARO LEAF which was my WW2 unit and the MACV insignia as that
was my last unit.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 2 at 2020 6:26 PM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 18:26:17 -0400

Question, I'm new to the VFW. Can I wear a small, tasteful Masonic square and compasses on my VFW cover or is that considered out of regs? Thanks!