I haven’t read through this whole thread yet, I’m sure someone else mentioned this already, but THIS is the Army this jerk is referring to: The “National Civilian Community Corps” (NCCC). It becomes a reality via the “National GIVE Act” or the “Serve America Act”(As it’s called in the Senate”.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2212953/posts?page=1
The House version passed last week includes money for a committee to study the “Feasibility” of making the NCCC a MANDATORY service for all young people... The purpose of this “permanent cadre” is to be at the beck and call of the Federal Government to respond to Natural and “OTHER” emergencies (riots or to enforce Martial Law, or just harass the AIG execs, etc... etc...).
These people will also be USED to supply the labor to build infrastructure projects for the Government. They will live in CAMPS, and will have UNIFORMS.
A spending cap on this project is non-existant (in the House version - not sure on the Senate version), which goes along with what Obama spoke of during the election — that his NATIONAL CIVILIAN SECURITY FORCE would be as “Well-Funded, well-trained, and as Well-Equipped as our MILITARY”...
“The House version passed last week includes money for a committee to study the “Feasibility” of making the NCCC a MANDATORY service for all young people”
It’s not in the final House version and it’s not in S 277. That does not mean that it won’t get put back in in conference.
Kinda like the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp) on steroids.