"The only training I have is infantry training and there's not really a need for that in the civilian world," AP quoted Kelley as saying in a phone interview. In addition, he has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, he said, according to AP. Kelley served in Iraq with the Wisconsin National Guard."



When I joined the Marine Corps, my biggest priority was to make sure I learned a trade that I could use when I got out. I learned how to build and fix electronics. When I ended up getting retired, I still found work for several electronics firms.



I can see many other vets that didn't plan for life after the service being totally unprepared for life after they get out. Life in the military is actually a pretty simple affair. You know you are gonna have somewhere to eat, sleep and wash up. Getting thrown back into the civilian world can be a shock that some people who have been in for a while can't take. "Life" can be a motherf'er. And even worse if you have other "issues" like PTSD. Which I'm sure nearly all people coming from Iraq probably have to some extent.