Some of you may have heard through USSVI bulletins or via scuttlebutt, but this is to announce the Silent Service Motorcycle Club (SSMC).  The club founder is Bob Opple of USSVI Seattle Base and is co-founded by myself and Tom Floersch of Seattle Base and Ken Board of South Sound Base. 

While we are not an official spin-off of USSVI, we are closely associated and supportive of USSVI requiring all SSMC members to be National members of USSVI on initial entry.

The purpose of the club is to promote and educate about the rich heritage of the submarine service.  We do this primarily by simply being visible in the community.  We have designed a very attractive club patch (see below) and with the few members we have in our start-up period, we are getting lots of questions about, and positive feedback, on the club patch.  As you can see, being a member of the club requires no hard work, just participate in club rides, parades and similar events with the club, on your motorcycle, and interact with as many "civilians" as you can.

Our website is http://www.SilentServiceMC.com and we have a few photographs of the earliest members there now.  Club membership is inexpensive at $20 per year.  Membership requirements are on the website but briefly, you have be or have been qualified in Submarines, be a USSVI National member (base membership is not required) at the time of initial membership, and have a motorcycle (all brands) over 500cc in size.  For spouses/partners/riding buddies... Associate membership is available if sponsored by a full member (you must be re-sponsored each year as well).

National SSMC membership is available now.  We are close to chartering a few local Chapters in CA and TX already (all it takes is five National members in close proximity and willing to do the organization work).  For a yet to be determined time, plankowner patches will be available as well (like the main club patch, they look great!).  The membership application form is on the website.  You can download an order form for the club patch and other patches or order them online.

So, if you ride, I strongly urge you to consider joining SSMC and proudly wear the patch.  So far, it's been nothing but fun.  Have a look at the website and if you have question, just ask me or any of the officers listed on the website. 

I hope to see some of you on a future ride!

Don

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