Yeah, head and face protection is necessary, man! You never know when you’re just walking down the street when some drunk SOB lets loose his killer chimpanzee by accident or Mars Attacks….
So anyway the point is you gotta be prepared. A good solider is always prepared, sir! Left, right, left, right — no matter where you go-oh/people wanna know-oh/whooo you are-r/whyyy you wear that….
Well, the best answer I’ve ever come across is, is, is…”’cause m’ mammy said so!” Can’t argue with a man who honors his parents as per The Good Book — and especially his moms at that, too!