[lbo-talk] U.S. military marriages strained by long deployments

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Mon May 12 18:05:14 PDT 2008


Reuters.com

U.S. military marriages strained by long deployments http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2228946820080506?sp=true

Tue May 6, 2008

By Claudia Parsons

FORT DRUM, New York (Reuters) - U.S. military chaplain Nathan McLean says he deliberately makes it difficult for young soldiers to get married because if they have to "jump through some hoops" the marriage is more likely to survive.

The U.S. Army has reported divorce rates rise with longer deployments in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. With one in five veterans of the two wars suffering mental health problems, the strain is taking its toll on military families. http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2228946820080506?sp=true



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