Because of the pressure that military families face, the Pentagon just released rising statistics of divorces in the armed forces. There were approximately 3.6 percent in 2009 instead of 3.4 percent the year before. While divorces are growing, it was a minimal jump.

It’s unfortunate but simple to understand why many military couples turn to divorce. Especially with the war, many members of the armed forces have been deployed multiple times. The stress and time away from one’s spouse can twist everyday problems into key aspects in divorce.

Another problem many couples face is that after being in the war many spouses change and the couple can’t get past the changes. After war, many military personnel are injured physically, mentally or both.

In order to fight the rise in divorces the military has implemented programs to try and help couples work out their problems. The military remarked rises in divorce were low because the programs helped service members and their spouses settle problems and build up their relationship.

In 2001 only about 2.6 percent filed for divorce but now it’s 3.6 percent which displays the toll that the war has taken on military families. When couples are divided it’s easy for the problems to get larger and the drift to expand.

Both in the past and present divorces have been much greater for women in uniform over their male counterparts. In 2009, 7.7 percent of servicewomen went through a divorce in comparison to 3 percent of men. There are fewer women in the military and some of their husbands are not prepared for military life.

But as with all marriages there are “controllable and uncontrollable factors…but when you interject war, preparing for war, being at war, coming home and having to think about going back to war again…it has a tremendous impact on the family unit” remarked Joe Davis spokesman for Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Critics say the divorce rate is much greater than the Pentagon disclosed. One member of the service recalled that every time they were deployed a new batch of divorces would occur. Many think that the numbers are truly closer to double digits.

What could explain the difference in numbers is the fact that the data doesn’t count up actual divorces. Instead they take the number of married troops at the start of the year and the number at the conclusion of the year and take away the difference. But this doesn’t always calculate the same people because of recruits, retirees, and others that leave the forces. In addition the numbers don’t take into account the troubled marriages that are presently intact.

Military life can be extremely hard. Sadly the divorce rates are rising because of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars but the military has implemented programs to try and help couples resolve their problems but divorce rates are still growing.

About the Author

Diane Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Utah. She likes to write about the news, politics, college degrees, college online, and the college experience.

Be Sociable, Share!

• 

• Steps To Marriage Separation Reconciliation Secrets Regrettably, every so often the differences between spouses won't be settled and one or both spouses may be leaning towards asking for a separation. But, before you do so, it's essential to offer your marriage yet one more chance by applying steps to marriage separation reconciliation guidance. Here are 3......
• Retuning Of Love They say, that in hard times family are checked on durability. But if the quantity of divorces was huge even during quieter time in crisis it has increased even more! Even the most stable couples are getting divorced, only the few dare to endure hard times together. Men traditionally suffer......
• Problems In Marriage – Obvious Signs Your Husband Wants A Divorce Now, you are suspecting your husband is having an affair outside and are neglect family matters altogether. And all these signs are signs that your husband maybe wanting a divorce. But you are not sure of it. You have try asking your girlfriend about what are the signs of a......
• How To Save A Failing Marriage - The Process You Should Follow To Save Your Relationship Sometimes it is hard to know how to save a failing marriage. You may have a battle going on where both of you want to be right. Marriage is not about who is right or wrong. It is about making each other feel respected and needed in the world. That......
• How To Save Your Marriage It’s always hard to separate with people you love and want to be with. But sometimes we are just not able to save the best we have – our marriage. Marriage and family are very important for person and the great desire of everyone is to save this marriage for......

• When Responsibility Doesn’t Pay Sunday Paper - February 28th, 2010 Welfare always breeds contempt. While Barack Obama was making his latest pitch for a brand-new, even-more-unsustainable entitlement at the health-care “summit,” thousands of Greeks took to the streets to riot. An enterprising cable network might have shown the two scenes on a continuous split-screen......
• JK Wedding and Divorce Intro Yeah you read that right. JK are getting divorced and here is a video to prove it. You most likely have watched this video of the wedding entrance already but if not here it is: While here is the video of Jill and Kevin's divorce: . . . . Just......
• Same Sex Financial Planning is Important and Necessary Not only do Same Sex Couples have to deal with the relationships problems we “straighties” do same sex couple have another level of problems associated with Financial and Estate Planning.  Oh by the way, I just made up the word Straighties, I hope it gets picked up.  Before we start,......
• Fishing Report: December 11, 2009 Striped Bass, Crab and Halibut In Berkeley/Emeryville, there hasn't been a crab trip this week. The last went on Saturday, but it did come back with its limit of crab. Sand dabs aren't found, however, and fish aren't biting anywhere but near the shore, and that's poor, too. San......
• Divorce and Credit Cards: Who Pays? As if divorce wasn't enough to deal with as it is - there are a number of financial considerations you must make during what is a very emotional time. If there is credit card debt, it is common for the debt to be assigned to one of the parting......