our report tonight from our own maria menounos in camp pendleton, california. >> reporter: skilled inweaponry, america's most versatile warriors, the marines, are using a welding torch as the weapon of choice in a fight against a tough, new enemy -- the economy. >> i haven't even looked at welding until i went into the marine corps. all i did was shoot gu. >> reporter: lance corporal jaffery is just 23 years old but he has an impressive resume, iraq war veteran and couple heart recipient. after four years of military duty, he's ready for a change. >> i never really held a real job for the most part. sometimes you don't know what you're going to face in the real world. >> typically if you ask a marine, what are you going to do when you get out? you'll hear, i'm going to go back home, i'm going to get a job, and i'm going to go to school. which really means that they're not sure what they're going to do. >> reporter: when these marines become civilians, they leave behind a routine of training and change that can be drastic.ears, coming home to a country in a recession, gastring had to f