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Female Troops' Divorce Rate More than Double Men's

Rate was much higher even in peacetime

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 6, 2008 12:40 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Female troops divorce at nearly twice the rate of their male comrades, Divorce360 reports, and the military is stumped as to why. Data from 2006 show male soldiers divorce at a rate of 2.7%—lower than the general population's 3.6%—but that leaps to 7% among women. The rate was high even in peacetime and has risen further during the Iraq war.

A researcher said that support services geared largely toward men likely plays a role, as does the possibility that being a military spouse could be more stressful for men, and the nature of the women themselves. "The military recruits the least traditional females in our society," he said. "They are not the women who are most invested in the general role assigned to women."

US soldiers read verses as they celebrate Easter with a sunrise service at Camp Victory, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 23, 2008.
US soldiers read verses as they celebrate Easter with a sunrise service at Camp Victory, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 23, 2008.   (AP Photo)
A soldier of 82 Air borne stands guard at a forward operating base in Khost, Afghanistan on Saturday, March 8, 2008.
A soldier of 82 Air borne stands guard at a forward operating base in Khost, Afghanistan on Saturday, March 8, 2008.   (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
The military is working to understand why female troops divorce at more than double the rate male troops do.
The military is working to understand why female troops divorce at more than double the rate male troops do.   (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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