Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, four-star General Wesley Clark envisioned a volunteer force of specially skilled Americans to be called upon to serve both domestic and international functions ranging from fighting forest fires to nation building in his 2004 platform for President of the United States. I wrote about a similar program dubbed the Civilian Reserve Corps proposed by President Bush in 2007.
This model for service fits nicely with Barack Obama's vision for America.
In the following video, General Clark critiques John McCain's positioning as the presumptive national security candidate in this year's election.
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