Military Divorce Statistics

MILITARY DIVORCE STATISTICS ENLISTMENT DETAILS ARMY MALE 1,212,228 -85.6% 23.45% AIR FORCE 39.36% 1,414,951 14.26% NAVY FEMALE 202,723 -14.3% TOTAL ENLISTED 22.92% MARINE CORPS MARITAL STATUS 11 46.6% 6.7% 5.36% 38.26% CIVILIAN MARRIAGES JOINT SERVICE MARRIAGE SINGLE WITH CHILDREN SINGLE WITHOUT CHILDREN MARITAL STATUS ACTIVE DUTY MARITAL STATUS ACTIVE DUTY OFFICERS 4.5% 3.9% MARRIED I MARRIED 38.8% NEVER MARRIED 26.4% I NEVER MARRIED 56.6% 69.6% DIVORCED DIVORCED MARRIAGE PERCENTAGES PERCENTAGE OF MARRIED ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS BY SERVICE BRANCH TRENDS: 1995-2011 1995 2000 2005 2010 2011 SERVICE BRANCH ARMY 59.9% 53.3% 54.0% 58.7% 59.6% NAVY 57.5% 48.4% 54.4% 54.3% 54.0% MARINE CORPS 47.3% 43.4% 44.9% 48.8% 48.9% AIR FORCE 67.8% 62.0% 60.8% 59.2% 58.8% TOTAL. DoD 59.9% 53.1% 54.6% 56.4% 56.6% DIVORCE PERCENTAGES ESTIMATED PERCENTAGE OF DIVORCES AMONG ACTIVE DUTY OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEMBERS BY SERVICE BRANCH TRÊNDS: 2000-2011 2000 2005 2010 2011 SERVICE BRANCH OFFICERS ENLISTED OFFICERS ENLISTED OFFICERS ENLISTED OFFICERS ENLISTED ARMY 1.7% 2.3% 2.3% 3.6% 2.2% 3.9% 2.5% 4.0% NAVY 1.1% 2.6% 2.1% 3.2% 1.7% 3.8% 2.0% 4.0% MARINE CORPS 1.6% 3.3% 1.6% 3.2% 1.7% 4.2% 1.8% 3.9% AIR FORCE 1.3% 3.6% 1.5% 3.7% 1.6% 4.5% 1.7% 4.6% TOTAL DoD 1.4% 2.9% 1.9% 3.5% 1.9% 4.1% 2.1% 4.1% DIVORCE RATES AS OF 2010 THE THE MILIARY MILITARY AND WHILE THE DIVORCE RATE IN THE MILITARY IS BASED ON CIVILIAN DIVORCE PERSONNEL DATA USED TO DISTRIBUTE BENEFITS, THE CIVILIAN RATE IS CALCULATED ON A PER-1,000 PERSON BASIS CIVILIAN DIVORCE DIVORCE RATE IN RATE STANDS AT 2012 WAS: RATES CANNOT BE ACCURATELY BY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 3.6% 3.5% COMPARED DUE TO (CDC). THE CDC'S CALCULATION, HOWEVER, ONLY ACCOUNTS FOR 41 STATES BECAUSE SEVERAL STATES, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA, DO NOT TRACK OR REPORT THEIR RATE. HOW THEY ARE TRACKED.