Disrespectful to wear your boyfriends/husbands military hat?

[Yaya]

I'm curious because you often see pictures on facebook or myspace of girls wearing there boyfriends military hats and I once had a friend who's in the army make the comment that she hated seeing that because it was disrespectful. I'm not sure if that was just her opinion or if there's regulations when it comes to nonmilitary wearing parts of the uniform.
Very well said Soldier. I couldn't agree more w/ your statement.

[Alex]

No clue about in military, But during football season for school, we wear our jerseys over our shirts. and its EXTREMELY disrespectful to let girls wear your jersey, as it makes you look bad, because it makes it look like someone can take your unique place.

[Mother Hubbard]

I think you can wear the discarded ones as fashion, but I'd wait until they get out.
Thrift shops sell the discarded stuff to us poor people and that's our hiking wear.
Army surplus stores are like thrift shops full of left over military wear, and poor Americans
go there for rugged outdoor clothes we can't afford any other way.
There's one near each base.
( The hats have all the markings taken off.)

[Soldier]

In general, I'm not a fan of ANYONE but Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, and Airmen wearing their professional uniform attire and accessories. That goes for non-veteran civilians running for public office, husbands and wives of servicemen and women, and other friends of the serviceman/woman.

The Soldier, Marine, Sailor, or Airman earned their right to wear the uniform and put in the time and effort daily as an active-duty serviceman/woman to continue being a proud asset to that uniform. If you are a family member, please support your serving family member... but please do not think that because he/she earned the right to wear the uniform that you also have the same credibility on which to speak or wear that attire.

However, this is not to say you can't wear a hat that says, '82nd Airborne' or a battalion shirt. That is different. I am speaking specifically about the uniform itself. To us, it is sacred. Better men and women went before us, sacrificed, and left that uniform with the respect we found it in. We are doing our best to maintain that respect. Please respect that of us.

[Scott S]

to be honest. being a military mans wife. gives you as much right to wear it, if he is ok with it that is. im a military brat and im looking to get in the forces myself and i know the stresses of military life. if your his wife, you may wear it. its along the lines of wearing your husbands/fathers medals if they have died. its not disrespectful. but i see where you are coming from it is a touchy subject but it does not really make any difference.

unless you are wearing his wings (airforce) or any special forces insignia. if he is a admin officer. by all means wear his shit. but if he is combat personell/aircrew. then its a little touchier.