With Military Divorces Up 42 Percent, Reinforcements Are Needed

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — While U.S. troops are fighting for our freedom, they’re losing the fight for their families. The divorce rate among military couples has increased 42 percent since the Afghanistan-Iraq wars began in 2001.* Thousands of couples have endured multiple deployments resulting in years of separation. Research reveals that plans to pursue divorce or separation increase with each subsequent month a service member is deployed.**

Nonprofits FamilyLife and Military Ministry, along with the Grammy-nominated bands MercyMe and Newsboys, have joined forces to fight for the marriages of the troops fighting for our freedom with The Art of Marriage Ops campaign.

“We believe that marriage is the most important commitment a couple can make,” said FamilyLife President Dennis Rainey. “When this bond is threatened by divorce, we know it often takes outside forces to keep love alive.”