There are differing factors that play into the success or failure of a military marriage. Department of Defense officials announced a huge jump in the divorce rates, saying that cases doubled from 5,658 to 10,477 between 2001 and 2004 among Active Duty Officers and Enlisted personnel (2010). In the past year there have been over 13,000 divorces in the military. This makes the military divorce rate four times that of the national average, yet it is still being overlooked by American society and is being ignored by the military itself.
Statistics.
There are several million-service members of the military today:.
50% Under the age of 25.
85% Males.
10% Dual Military (both spouses are in the military).
70% With one or more children.
The divorce rate among active duty Army has increased from 3.3 percent in 2007 to 3.5 percent in 2008.Among the Marines the divorce rate increased from 3.3 percent in 2007 to 3.7 percent in 2008. While the Air Force divorce rate has stayed at 3.5 percent, and the Navy has decreased from 3.2 percent to 3 percent (Military Divorce Rates on the Rise, 2009). There has, however, been a lot of controversy surrounding this topic. Many family support groups for veterans question the figures, stating that the military might be under estimating the problem (Military Divorce Rates on the Rise). The military only counts divorces during active service. While the majority of military divorces happen after a service member has been inactive or retired.
Reasoning.
High divorce rates in the military are due to the fact that military families are put under much more strain than the average family. Take for example, for the average family, some issues that may be present within might include, financial stress, work related issues, diverging goals, disagreements, affairs, and growing apart. Now, consider the military family: there are all the strains listed above, in addition to the issues that are related to the military.
To an onlooker, a life in the military may look fun and exciting. ... She ended up divorcing him, causing him to wonder what went wrong. ... After a couple of years on sea duty, he was put on shore duty, which allowed him to skip the tedious six-month cruises. ... There are times that he misses being in the military. ... Israel, for example, forces their men to serve in the military for two years. ...
Divorce is rampant in today's society. ... Divorce is shown as being an easy option to a marriage in trouble. ... Divorce has now become socially acceptable. ... They need to define their goals as individuals and as a couple. ... There are those who question whether or not women should be in combat roles in the military. ...
Second, it denies otherwise legally married same-sex couples the right to receive federal benefits and protections that heterosexual couples enjoy (Minter pp-pp). ... Marriage provides the ability to share health, pension, and insurance benefits, or claim support in divorce settlements (Pfisterner 19). ... They can make divorce settlements, something necessary to contemplate an equal division of property following the dissolution of the marriage. ... Married spouses of military personnel are allowed access to military bases, legal counseling, health benefits, and housing allowances ("Servic...
A couple of days later I signed up to join the army, that took care of the insurance and money problem. A couple days before I left for the military, I proposed to Sarah, because it was the right thing to do. ... My Army term was over and we moved back to Ohio and finally decided to divorce. ...
Jana's parents were very young couple. ... Dad was finishing University degree and serving in military. ... In addition to that her parents decided not to be together and got divorced. ... I wasn't a happy time, dealing with new friend, divorce and aloneness. ... She always had excellent grades so she jumped couple years in elementary school. ...
Caesar was also in the military and held a rank as general. ... Caesar learned a lot of his military strategies from his uncle, Marius who was probably one of the greatest military leaders to ever live. ... While in Spain, his military action restored his finances. ... Caesar had a couple of wives. ... After 6 years, Caesar divorced Pompeia after assuming she was with another man. ...
In ancient Greece, there was no standing army; instead, citizens had the right to choose whether they wanted to join the military, as do the citizens now. ... However, in Greece, the electorate would annually select nine men, called the Archons, and ten military leaders, called the Strategoi. In America, we don't have the opportunity to elect military leaders, but we do elect officials that have a say in who gets elected as military leaders. ... For example, "upon marriage, the bride's father gave the couple a gift of land or money however, it was never his [the husband's] and...
Same- Sex Marriage The Gay community has been very effective in establishing the rights for same sex couples to Marry in Canada and across the United States. ... With recent court rulings in Ontario and British Columbia, Canada, Marriage for same- sex couples is a reality. (Cotter) The federal Government has already made Changes to several laws so that same-sex couples have the same benefits and obligations as Heterosexual common law couples. ... Homosexual couples are going to be entitled to the same rights as heterosexual couples. ... There has not been a proven fact that if a same-sex ...
