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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-02-08 02:42 PM
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AP IMPACT: Pentagon says divorce rate remained unchanged despite stresses on military couples
http://www.thedailylight.com/articles/2008/03/02/community/doc47ca18778ae76223524078.txt
WASHINGTON (AP) – The divorce rate in the armed forces held steady last year at 3.3 percent, a surprising finding given the stress that marriages are under during persistent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Some veterans questioned whether the figure, reported by the Pentagon, presents an accurate picture. But defense officials credited efforts in recent years to support couples enduring uncommonly long separations and other hardships because of those wars.

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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-02-08 02:52 PM
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1. I question the accuracy of this figure, too. Hmmm. nt
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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-02-08 02:57 PM
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2. Virtually no impact on divorce rates if you factor in suicides and murder of spouses.
Sorry, that's my take on it.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-03-08 09:17 AM
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3. So, half of all military marriages fail in 15 years?
Terrific. :eyes:
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