Why is the boonie cap so demonized in the army?

When you understand why one of the most popular foods in the world, pizza, most often is round, in a square box and cut into triangles, you will understand this. In the Marines, it was Silkies. Although, if one is to evaluate the level of exposure that comes with these shorts and public affairs, I get it. It's more of 50 percent in the one hand and half in the other.

Thank god our Battalion CSM authorized it for wear in the cantonment and field training area. It does help big time in not getting your face and neck from getting burnt.

What is a "Boonie cap"?

The booniehat is is designed for the protection of your skin so that it’s not fully exposed to the sun. All colors and ethnic skin colors get burned from the sun. So, no out ranks general safety, if you feel your protecting your troops by wearing a booniehat then do so. Make it part of the uniform of the day. And when you get bashed you can always use the general safety excuse. The booniehat is fantastic head gear and should be worn in high sun environments.

I don't understand the issue. All the other services limits the wearing of the hat. THE MARINES: The MCCUU garrison cap will be worn in garrison. The MCCUU field (boonie) cap may be worn during field-type exercises and operations onlyThe MCCUU garrison cap will be worn in garrison. The MCCUU field (boonie) cap may be worn during field-type exercises and operations only.
THE AIR FORCE: Deployed Airmen, or Airmen as authorized by MAJCOM, may wear the OCP boonie (campaign/floppy) hat with the Desert Flight Duty Uniform when theater conditions dictate.

Because it is associated with Vietnam. I served during the Vietnam war and I'm still hated for my service.I have old bags my age tell me all the time "My father served during Vietnam, I hate my father and I hate you" ! Girls back then wouldn't talk to us or dance with us. They would hide in doorways and when we walked by would hit us in our backs and runoff shouting bad name to us. So I never married,why marry someone who hated me for my service.

It is a subject I know nothing about and was not aware that the boonie cap was demonized.

I don't know. When I was an enlisted soldier I wore a boonie cap whenever I could. I thought it was good headgear.

SFC said it best, comes down to CSM’s preference. I convinced mine that it provided better protection from sun exposure AND while training troops on camouflage techniques it gave a better broken profile making it harder for the enemy to identify the Soldiers. He smiled and said that was a great, well thought out, bull shit answer so yes, he would approve everyone wearing the boonie

It brings joy to the masses, what better reason to hate it?