"I will make one thing very clear recruit - no civillian or foreign ship will be permitted to enter active duty in the Strike Force without modification.
As you might have noticed we make heavy use of civilian technology, heck even this very HQ we are standing in was bought from civilians - but everything is heavily modified and retrofitted for The Strike Force purposes before waived for active duty.
Are you 100% sure if you get this family heirloom you will want our engineers do their magic and alter it so it can be fit for duty and in line with our protocols? Are you sure you will want it to see combat and risk destruction afterwards?
However, I have no business in telling you in what ships you can or cannot fly on your own time, as long as they don't break any Liberty laws. You have been an exemplary recruit, and granting personal family leave is not out of the question of course to honor your family's tradition.
Now - how exactly can we help you on your quest besides granting said leave?"