Question for veterans.

Schroeder · 08-19-08, 03:01 PM

Since the ship is retired you only show your support to keep it as a museum. Without such support those ships would surely be scrapped and lost forever. Therefore I don't think it to be a problem.

AVGWarhawk · 08-19-08, 03:13 PM

I wear my Torsk cap all the time. If people ask if I served on her, I say I do now. I volunteer to keep her up. The cap is showing support for the military and the hardware they used. If it makes things better for you, volunteer at the Cavalla! Send in donation money. This to is show of support. The Torsk sells caps in two different colors and shirts/sweat-shirts/mugs. This money goes to the Marine Museum. Just advise those who ask that this is your way of support by wearing the cap (also advertising because the person inquired and now just might go for a visit) and monetary support to keep the Cavalla and Texas up as a living museum for generations to come as a result of the sale of the hat to you. You should not feel bad about a cap. I never served and never felt strange when someone asked. Your answer could be as easy as support for the boat or just a boat in history that interests you. Take the conversation on from that point.

Jimbuna · 08-19-08, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

Since the ship is retired you only show your support to keep it as a museum. Without such support those ships would surely be scrapped and lost forever. Therefore I don't think it to be a problem.

Agreed....your supporting a worthy cause in what you do.

I just wish we had as many retired vessels as symbols of a bygone era as you have in the USA.

Stealth Hunter · 08-19-08, 03:35 PM

So long as you don't sell them or destroy them, then no. There's nothing wrong, IMO (let me also let you know that I'm not an American vet; just my opinion).

Sailor Steve · 08-19-08, 03:46 PM

A cap or shirt from a retired ship? If anybody asks, just praise the ship in question and tell them it's a piece of history. I still have a Desert Storm sweatshirt. If anybody asks if I was there, I just say "No. It was a gift from a friend who was."

Honoring a piece of history might bring on an argument about the history itself, but wearing a cap from an historic ship is cool. Very cool. I've always wanted a cap or shirt from Constitution.

Red Heat · 08-19-08, 04:38 PM

Im not a American veteran but my opinion its nothing wrong to use it, only show to the another people about you care, and you give part of you to keep her memory alive wich i consider very beutifull and noble!

Frame57 · 08-20-08, 12:08 AM

You are a respectful person and are not pretending to be something you are not. Heck, I wear a Patriots hat and I was not a football player. No, it is more so when someone wears a pin like dolphins or the SEAL emblem. That is usually where people do not like others to wear them because of having to earn them and so forth. I was in southern Cal a few years back and a former soviet sub was tied up next to the Queen Mary, it was called the Scorpion and you bet I bought a hat. So, do not worry about stuff like that, just take the plung and see your Navy recruiter and raise your right hand and have an adventure...

cj95 · 08-20-08, 04:20 AM

Thanks guys.....load off my mind.

Actually have been thinking about volunteering at the Cavalla....if I can swing my weekends where I usually am scheduled to work.

Might be a semi-legitimate way to earn the cap.

08-19-08, 03:13 PM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,293 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I wear my Torsk cap all the time. If people ask if I served on her, I say I do now. I volunteer to keep her up. The cap is showing support for the military and the hardware they used. If it makes things better for you, volunteer at the Cavalla! Send in donation money. This to is show of support. The Torsk sells caps in two different colors and shirts/sweat-shirts/mugs. This money goes to the Marine Museum. Just advise those who ask that this is your way of support by wearing the cap (also advertising because the person inquired and now just might go for a visit) and monetary support to keep the Cavalla and Texas up as a living museum for generations to come as a result of the sale of the hat to you. You should not feel bad about a cap. I never served and never felt strange when someone asked. Your answer could be as easy as support for the boat or just a boat in history that interests you. Take the conversation on from that point. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

08-19-08, 03:46 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	A cap or shirt from a retired ship? If anybody asks, just praise the ship in question and tell them it's a piece of history. I still have a Desert Storm sweatshirt. If anybody asks if I was there, I just say "No. It was a gift from a friend who was." Honoring a piece of history might bring on an argument about the history itself, but wearing a cap from an historic ship is cool. Very cool. I've always wanted a cap or shirt from Constitution. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-19-08, 04:38 PM	#6
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Im not a American veteran but my opinion its nothing wrong to use it, only show to the another people about you care, and you give part of you to keep her memory alive wich i consider very beutifull and noble! __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato

08-19-08, 03:01 PM	#1
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Since the ship is retired you only show your support to keep it as a museum. Without such support those ships would surely be scrapped and lost forever. Therefore I don't think it to be a problem.

08-19-08, 03:35 PM	#4
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	So long as you don't sell them or destroy them, then no. There's nothing wrong, IMO (let me also let you know that I'm not an American vet; just my opinion).

08-20-08, 12:08 AM	#7
Frame57 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: 1300 feet on the crapper Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	You are a respectful person and are not pretending to be something you are not. Heck, I wear a Patriots hat and I was not a football player. No, it is more so when someone wears a pin like dolphins or the SEAL emblem. That is usually where people do not like others to wear them because of having to earn them and so forth. I was in southern Cal a few years back and a former soviet sub was tied up next to the Queen Mary, it was called the Scorpion and you bet I bought a hat. So, do not worry about stuff like that, just take the plung and see your Navy recruiter and raise your right hand and have an adventure...

08-20-08, 04:20 AM	#8
cj95 Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 258 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys.....load off my mind. Actually have been thinking about volunteering at the Cavalla....if I can swing my weekends where I usually am scheduled to work. Might be a semi-legitimate way to earn the cap.