Military Effects On Marriages

The Effects the Military Has on Marriages
Half of all marriages in the United States fail. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta reports that in 2009, 3.4 of every 1000 marriages, as reported for 44 states, ended in divorce (CDC, 2011). These numbers are significantly higher for military marriages, particularly those that endure extended or frequent separations because of deployments. The American Heritage Dictionary, 2011 states that deployments, by definition, are the "relocation of forces and materiel to desired operational area from origin or home station through destination, specifically including intra-continental United States, inter-theater, and intra-theater movement legs, staging, and holding area" (The American Heritage Dictionary, 2011). At any given time, a majority of military personnel can deploy away from their home locations. "Ninety percent of all Army personnel are separated from their families at least one night every six months (National Healthy Marriage Resource Center, 2011)." Military marriages are often unsuccessful …show more content…
Military supports the marriage of Soldiers and later, their families. Military has not, developed a method of improving the military divorce rate or addressing the issues sometimes caused by military service that increase the chances for divorce. In 1992, a study showed that there was a considerable amount of strain that was being placed on marriages of Air Force personnel. "National Healthy