title: Rub up: Musings of a Navy Corpsman
author: Mitchell Rycus
description: Mitchell Julian Rycus was a U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman and later chaired the University of Michigan?s Urban Planning Program, where he specialized in urban security and planning methods. He is currently an emeritus professor and security consultant living in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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  # **3**
  
  ### **Ft. McPherson, GA Sol III**  
   **0931 EDT March 18th, 2001 ad**
  
  "Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Admiral Daniel Cleburne and for those of you
  who don't recognize me, I'm the Chief of Naval Operations." The secure
  auditorium was about half filled with a mixture of uniformed and civilian
  personnel, mostly male. Something about most of the civilians made Mike
  suspect they had once worn blue or green. Apparently others besides General
  Horner had dipped into former commands.
  
  "I was chosen to deliver this address to communicate the gravity of the
  information and because I could disappear more easily than the other Joint
  Chiefs. For the record I am currently sailing in the Bahamas.
  
  "As covered in your agreements, each of you should have already contacted next
  of kin and informed them that you agreed to be locked in for a period of two
  to four months. You are working with a former colle