But Yang Chun-cheng, the founder and chairman of the society, points out that Kaochih met with an enthusiastic response, and quite a few Taiwanese veterans who were not in the navy wanted to join. Now membership is not restricted to navy veterans. The more than 200 members hail from all over the province.
不過，據會長、也是發起人楊俊城表示，「高志」成立後，由於反應熱烈，不少當年不是海軍的戰友也希望能參加，目前會員已不限海軍，成員分佈全省，有二百餘位。