Military people: What do you think of people who wear (fake) dog tags as an accessory?
I’m in high school right now (I’m 17 in January), and I wear dog times sometimes. To be clear off the bat, I don’t wear them for fashion, or ’cause I think they look cool, or because I’m a military wannabe. It disturbs me to think that some people don’t approve of that – especially veterans, and that’s almost enough for me to stop wearing them. But I’ll tell you why I do wear them: I respect the armed forces tremendously. I love those guys. I really do. I know they’re the reason we’re safe in our beds at night. My heart sinks whenever a soldier dies, and I get extremely angry when somebody insults what they’re fighting for. I wear them because it’s like my own personal tribute to the troops. (I wear them in proper regs, except SS number for now, just for security reasons, so just x’s.) Anyway, that’s why I think it’s all right for civilians to wear them. As long as they know what it means to wear them, and not just for fashion or that other BS.
