A new study (pdf) suggests that servicemembers are significantly more likely to be married, but not more likely to be divorced, than civilians with matched characteristics. The researchers speculate why:
[T]he decision to serve in the military may be associated with specific attitudes (e.g., traditionalism, commitment to institutions) that, in addition to motivating service, might also motivate remaining married even when facing lengthy and frequent deployments. … Another possibility is that the package of benefits and compensation that the military offers to service members, and to married service members in particular, act as incentives to marrying and barriers to divorcing that comparable civilian marriages lack.
(Hat tip: Mark Thompson)
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