http://www.barackobama.com/issues/defense/
Create a Civilian Assistance Corps (CAC): An Obama-Biden administration will set a goal of creating a national CAC of 25,000 personnel. This corps of civilian volunteers with special skill, sets (doctors, lawyers, engineers, city planners, agriculture specialists, police, etc.) would be organized to provide each federal agency with a pool of volunteer experts willing to deploy in times of need at home and abroad.

Он суррогат насколько я понимаю. Это не совсем частное лицо.
Этот аргумент по настоящему пугает по отношению к возможному президентству Сары Пэлин. =)