[Admiral Chandler summons to US SOUTHCOM a USNA midshipman who submitted a term paper to him about a future cyberattack]
Admiral Chandler?
Mr. Swain, before the planes came, the US was the victim of a cyberattack. It killed our satellites, shut down our anti-access and area denial systems, and destroyed weapons control on all our networked assets... ships, tanks, planes, helos, Aegis, and missile silos.
Whoa.
Your theory was correct. Grab your things and come with me. You're gonna be here awhile. Do you need to call anyone?
I forgot to ask.
Are you married? Do you live with your folks?
No, sir. I'm not married, and, uh, my parents died in the plague.
Right. You wrote that U.S. military installations were extremely vulnerable to cyberattacks.
That was my conclusion, sir. It had to do with the number of nodes and the redundancies...
I need you to find the virus, where it came from, and how to get rid of it. You'll be working with Commander Granderson. Good luck, Mr. Swain. Oh. Raise your right hand. POTUS usually does this, but he's not here, so... Do you solemnly swear to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.”
I do.
Congratulations, Ensign Swain. You are now a member of the United States Navy. Get to work.
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