Civilian Reserve Corps

FYI – sneaky. Wesley Clark likes it:

General Clark's Strategy for Mobilizing the Citizenry in a Time of Need:

For all the talk of service and sacrifice by the President over the past two years, we are no more prepared today to mobilize the citizenry in the event of another attack than we were on September 10, 2001. General Clark's job stimulus plan provides additional funds to train first responders like firefighters and police. But in times of crisis or urgent need, professional first responders are not enough. General Clark's Civilian Reserve proposal enables us to draw on the vast array of skills and the ingenuity of ordinary Americans without creating a new bureaucracy.

Creating a 21st Century Civilian Reserve for 21st Century Challenges. General Clark challenges all Americans, men and women, to sign up for the Civilian Reserve. By signing up for the Civilian Reserve, volunteers promise to make a sacrifice for their country, when and where needed. In exchange, members of the Civilian Reserve would know that their unique talents and abilities were being effectively mobilized.

Calling Americans to Service in Times of Need. The changing threats and issues that face our country require a new and innovative approach to mobilizing the citizenry in times of need. The Civilian Reserve offers a flexible approach. Volunteers will match their skills with the needs of specific crises, such as local communities in times of natural disaster, cities hit by terrorist attack, or famine-stricken countries.

…. Crisis urgent need skills sacrifice for country when and where needed, (or other "famine-stricken" countries, i.e. the 1991 humanitarian relief operation in Mogadishu), mobilized volunteers, aka the "left's" version of service to the State. A challenge from the General himself - to sign up. Sounds good huh? and "flexible."