Way to go brother....

 

This has been a fun read!

 

I'm not even sure who the main club here is, guess HA or maybe LDMC ? Who knows anymore. When I was stationed in Corpus a small (15 guys) were hassled for having the same Navy patch on the lower left of our safety vests (you know the type). I wouldn't even think of being in a MC, maybe RC because that is about riding not all this SOA fad stuff.

Before anyone gives me the lecture, to the OP do what you want, but I can tell you as the nephew of a Uncle who is a patch holder to a MAJOR MC its a lifestyle that can put a lot more then just your 9 to 5 at risk. There is a reason why they do what they do.

If your military and want to ride with your buddies & run a "squadron patch" make it a RC. This isn't about trying to get around the "traditions" of a MC, but I know I can't jump off ship during watch because I'm prospecting and the club wants me there to clean up the club house.

MC is 100% in or 100% out, no half-*** BS, best of luck with your sit down with the MC.

 

Does your club have a website?

Our club founder traveled all over the USA to meet with the major clubs to get approval for our colors, patch arrangement, and protocols (each have their own).

http://www.vovma.org/VOVMA.html

It's no different than showing respect to an elder or someone who lives where you do- our public reputation on Harley motorcycles was won by their sacrifice and exploits- we're just inheritors of the reputation by early bike clubs- usually started by veterans.

Most clubs have websites, you can begin by posting on their guestbooks under your club and road name- say hello.

http://www.motorcycleclubsindex.com/...y_Veterans.asp

 

I'm in a Veterans Association and have been for going on 10 years now... when I joined there weren't many of us. Then this new war happened and HOLY *****! Lots of new potential starts showing up and asking us how they could become part of us. Now there are a LOT of us and we're nation wide and very well respected by the MC world. But it didn't come easy, there was a time where growing pains played a huge part in us keeping this group together and above all we approached the clubs first before we even bothered putting our patches on! (and we're a single piece patch group)
I think in a small way that helped our cause and we did get to know a lot of MC's even though we remained neutral between clubs. They always support our runs and always invite us to their runs and outings.

What many of these squids have no concept of us WHO is out there every day letting the rest of the world know that we as bikers/riders have the same rights they do and who better to represent us than the MC's! They've been doing it for years and has evolved some but not much and for a very good reason, don't fix it if it aint broke!

All clubs members have earned their colors and I give them that respect but like anyone respect goes both ways.

I'm not in the 1% category because I have other **** to do and I can be a selfish ***** so that just was not going to work for me, but I understand their methods and again respect that, it does take a lot to be in a club and you have to get through the prospecting period just to figure that out. I have helped start up the Northwest side of the U.S. for our group and I'm proud of that fact and I'm glad we were well received by the MC's.

Some of you ding dongs may have a problem with territorial clubs, that's on you! If I'm going to take advice it aint gonna be from some flaky start up group that didn't even bother to talk to the local dominants or attempt to attend a COC meeting, that's an education you got coming to you!

As far as I know there are no Vet groups/clubs/associations that 'vouch' for other groups just because they somebody knows somebody. Like was mentioned earlier, don't let your ignorance mess you up, instead of trying to pull a made up club outta your collective asses, go join one and get some perspective... you'd be surprised.
Hell you can't swing a dead cat without hitting some new start up club that disappears quicker than it starts especially when they start putting rockers under their 'colors'. But good luck!

 

1. If your club is 80% vets, it is NOT a vets club, if you consider 100% of the membership full members.

2. Follow protocol for starting a club. Show respect for all that have been down this path.

3. State rockers usually will not work.

4. Do your homework before you do something that could get you attention you don't want or hurt.

 

I'd like to see lots more "Vet" clubs, enough to where the 1% clubs could worry about what we like, and not the other way around.

 

Yep...That. I could give a crap what any club says about what I wear...I have the right to wear WTF I want (and do). If you think different (and I don't care WHO you are) come try to take it. After the dust settles and I walk away (I'm gonna...) I'll call in the local FBI (they are experts in wanna be thugs) to clean up. I have done a lot for this great country of ours. Sacrificed WAY more that most...I WILL not be told what to do by those that refuse to follow the laws of this great nation. This is not chest thumping...This is fact...I doubt any real clubs would even care to challenge that. They understand true respect and they know who TRULY runs the roads. It ain't anyone who thinks they are above the law either. Reminds me of one of those prison shows on Discovery channel. They are interviewing the inmates and the inmates are all posturing and telling the interviewers who "really runs this place..." Well, if you run the place, why don't you let yourself out???? FLAME ON...

 

You do realize that two of the "Big 4" are vet founded and have an extremely large veteran membership. The fastest growth in club membership is coming not from the street kids or the TV wannabes but from the tens of thousands of veterans returning from the current worldwide conflicts.

 

I'm waiting to see if anyone working for the IRS forms a MC! That would raise a bunch of eye brows and cause much bad feelings lol Everybody would unite against a IRS MC !!