By the Numbers: 15 July 2019
3%
The percentage of troops married at the beginning of 2018 who got divorced "over the course of the year," according to a recent article on the website Military.com -- Troop Divorce Rate Continues Slow But Steady Decline. The RAND researcher quoted in the article explained:
"...the best way to track whether a rate decline is underway is to look at the largest subgroup -- enlisted male soldiers. In 2009, the divorce rate among that group was 3.3%. Since then, it has fallen to 2.7%, according to the newly released data."
On the other hand, the article said:
The rate of divorce among female officer and enlisted troops has historically been more than double that of their male counterparts. That remained true in 2018, with 6.3% of female troops' marriages ending in divorce over the year, compared to 2.6% of male service members' marriages.
3%
The percentage of troops married at the beginning of 2018 who got divorced "over the course of the year," according to a recent article on the website Military.com -- Troop Divorce Rate Continues Slow But Steady Decline. The RAND researcher quoted in the article explained:
"...the best way to track whether a rate decline is underway is to look at the largest subgroup -- enlisted male soldiers. In 2009, the divorce rate among that group was 3.3%. Since then, it has fallen to 2.7%, according to the newly released data."
On the other hand, the article said:
The rate of divorce among female officer and enlisted troops has historically been more than double that of their male counterparts. That remained true in 2018, with 6.3% of female troops' marriages ending in divorce over the year, compared to 2.6% of male service members' marriages.