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It might be worth noting that we do live in a different age. Our culture is hideous, satanic, and pagan, and examples abound of true monsters wearing the Rosary around their necks as a talisman or mockery of God and our Lady.

Therefore it is prudent to wear the Rosary around the neck under one's clothing. We receive the indulgence and our reward in secret, and deprive the world of an opportunity to come to false and unsavory conclusions.

False and unsavory conclusions?!?

It seems to me that we have three ideas circulating on this subject. 

Idea 1: It is NEVER permitted to wear a Rosary around the neck. Period. 

Idea 2: If one wears a Rosary around the neck, it should be worn outside the clothing. We don't give a tinkers damn about the modern culture in which we swim, and so we do not modulate our conduct in consideration of that culture - come what misapprehensions may.

Idea 3: If one wears it around the neck it should be worn inside the clothing. We don't give a tinkers damn about the modern culture in which we swim, HOWEVER, we DO modulate our conduct in consideration of that culture, for the sake of God and souls.

There also arises the question of whether it is virtuous to wear the Rosary outside the clothing versus inside the clothing. Many considerations apply here. 

The wearing of the Rosary around the neck and outside the clothing, and likewise the wearing of the Rosary around the neck and inside the clothing, involve the soul of the wearer, as a subject sanctified and meriting; and the souls of onlookers as objects which may be edified or scandalized by what they see. Certainly culture plays a role in both cases. To dismiss culture as being perfectly irrelevant as regards both the wearing subject and the onlooking object, demonstrates a lack of discernment. 

During the Vietnam War, many U.S. soldiers wore rosaries around their necks, often attached to their dog tags. These were a crucial source of comfort, protection, and spiritual solace for Catholic service members facing combat.

The rosary became a powerful symbol of survival and faith during the conflict, leading to several remarkable stories and historical artifacts from the era:

Rosaries from the Hanoi Hilton: In one of the most famous accounts, American POWs held in the infamous Hoa Lo Prison camp secretly made rosary beads out of dry bread dough. Inmates would take a portion of their daily bread allowance, mold beads, and string them together using threads pulled from their blankets. These were secretly passed from cell to cell to sustain the men's faith and sanity.

The "Traveling" Marine Rosary: Another notable artifact is a combat-worn wooden rosary carried by 17-year-old Marine Sam Adams. Gifted to him by a chaplain in 1966, Adams kept it through two tours of duty and later loaned it to three other service members during combat. Miraculously, every man who carried the rosary and the rosary itself made it home safely.

Prayer for Protection: Soldiers facing ambushes and fierce battles frequently credited clutching their rosaries with giving them a sense of peace and divine protection.

Excellent post!