[jester]

I would also think ALOT of the surplus personel with specialty training could be put to work repairing much of the damaged infrastructure on bases and camps and in the more critical sectors of the community.

I would think power, water and transportation networks would be the key facilities everywhere these specialists could be used to repair and rebuild.

And then we also have the thousands of displaced persons who the surplus military personel could tend and manage as well. Creating lists and rosters of who the refugees are where they are from and what they do. Find the security risks, criminals, civilian specialsts, and people who can be put to work. As well as lists of people who have been seperated from their families for family reunification.

I can see ALOT of work for these surplus personel.

Like the russians did, some could manage unit farms, naval personel could even run small fishing vessels or repair civilian fishing fleets and keep them repaired and running. And still others could manage other activities, like salvaging parts from the damaged items, be it circuits from electronics, or copper from bad wire for use either as parts to repair new equipment, or raw materiel for making something new.