PVP Question : World of Warcraft General Discussions

Hi i was wondering when i get to max rank on pvp and get all my paly gear from pvp sets. When i go down in rank lower than the items rank that i needed to get it, can i not equip them anymore? Because my friend had sergeants cloak and he wentunter to like private and he was still able to equip his items.

freak sorry wrong area thought i selected discusiion ~.~
take the buck thingy away if u like but pwease dont bane me.