Over the past decade,
military divorce rates have hit all - time highs.
Not exact matches
The
divorce rate among
military members has reached an alarming
rate over the past few years.
Women in the
military experience higher
rates of
divorce than men: Army women had a
divorce rate of 8.5 percent, compared with 2.9 percent for men in the Army.
The
divorce rate begins at 50 % and goes up dramatically in marriages with high - stress occupations such as
military deployment.
In an effort to reverse the high
divorce rate in the armed services, the Army has created a marriage - counseling program that teaches
military couples basic relationship skills.
Also driving the rental market is an increased
rate of deployment, an increasing sense of economic instability among
military members, as well as an increased
divorce rate.