PHOTO GALLERY: Service members attend resume writing class

By Haraz N. Ghanbari/The Associated Press

July 24, 2012 | 2:50 p.m. CDT

U.S. combat troops patrol dusty pathways in Afghanistan, look for hidden roadside bombs, load and fire mortar shells at insurgents' positions. So when they come home, how will that help them land a civilian job?

Service members take notes during a resume writing class at Joint Base Myers Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va. | Haraz N. Ghanbari/The Associated Press

Army Capt. John Rodriguez, who was deployed to Afghanistan's Korengal Valley, takes a break from a resume writing class at Joint Base Myers Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va. | Haraz N. Ghanbari/The Associated Press

Army Sgt. Muhammed Lawson, a health care specialist, carefully listens to an instructor during a resume writing class at Joint Base Myers Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va. | Haraz N. Ghanbari/The Associated Press

A soldier works on his resume during a resume writing class at Joint Base Myers Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va. | Haraz N. Ghanbari/The Associated Press