Condoleezza Rice and Senator Richard Lugar (IN) propose a civilian corp to help the military with post-war stabilization and reconstruction. In their own words, the Civilian Reserve Corps are "essential for our national security, and the Senate should authorize the creation of the corps. Over the past decade and a half, the United States has learned that some of the greatest threats to our national security emerge not only from the armies and arsenals of hostile nations but also from the brittle institutions and failing economies of weak and poorly governed states."

Credit belongs to Thomas PM Barnett for keeping the idea of a Civilian Reserve Corp (or SysAdmin in his vernacular) in the public dialogue but the idea has been mentioned in the Summary of National Security Strategy 2002 and again by President Bush in the 2007 SOTU. Wikipedia credits former Supreme Allied Commander and 2004 Presidential candidate, Wesley Clark with a similar proposal during the 04' campaign. I find Clark's plan to be heavy on the domestic front (how do repealing the tax cuts fit into the plan?) I recommend Dr. Barnett's System Administrators (SysAdmin) for the direction the Civilian Reserve Corp should take.