WASHINGTON — 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.

~ Army couples had to cope with tours of duty lasting 15 months rather than 12 months WASHINGTON -- The divorce rate in the armed forces held steady last year at 3.3 percent, a surprising finding ...

The toll for a nation long at war is evident in military homes: The divorce rate in the armed forces edged up again in the past year despite many programs to help struggling couples, and the rate now ...

NEW YORK While U.S. casualties steadily mount in Iraq, another toll is rising rapidly on the home front: The Army's divorce rate has soared in the past three years, most notably for officers, as ...

A new trend in divorce rates is showing marriage to be another casualty of war. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, divorces nationwide have dropped 4 percent from 2000 to 2004.

News stories have warned that repeated deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan are stressing military marriages to the breaking point. But a yearlong Rand Corp. study has found that the divorce rate among ...

Those behind the push say no-fault divorces threaten traditional family structures and contribute to rising divorce rates, but data shows most marriages don’t end in divorce and rates have been in ...

The advisory committee, which has existed for nearly a century, advances “a divisive feminist agenda,” a Pentagon spokesperson said.