Willful Ignorance and Military Infidelity

My son Dave served with the Marines that included two tours overseas to Iraq. Recently he posted a funny but sobering comic on a social networking site. The comic depicted an elated young soldier informing his comrades that his wife back in the states was two months pregnant to which one of his friends informed him that he had been on tour for over five months. Either the young soldier was not a mathematical wiz or he choose the path of denial in regards to his wife's obvious infidelity. My son obviously understood well the lonely seasons away from family while in the military, so he was compelled to post. I am thankful to him for this since divorce and infidelity statistics that involve our military branches are rarely revealed by the U.S. Government.
I have come to learn that there is actually a large percent of military personnel that suffer from infidelity and divorce and have heard reports of military infidelity over the years. I have also felt pity for the families that have experienced this challenge and tragedy. Today many men and women are required to spend countless days or sometimes years overseas while defending our country. The tour of duty many times proves to be too much of a strain on the relationship, leading to one or both partners cheating or the marital relationship ending in divorce. It is reported that as of 2011, 3.7 or over 30,000 military marriages end in divorce each year. The military is aware of the increasing trend and has provided informational websites and programs such as Strong Bonds, an Army Chaplain based program that understands military families needs well and provides counseling and other family centered activities and services to assist military personnel through challenging times. Another good source is The National Military Family Association.
Due to these unfortunate statistics in reference to military infidelity and divorce, many families have litigation issues where evidence is needed regarding a cheating spouse. Ed Opperman is a leader in the field of uncovering Infidelity, Computer, Cell Phone Forensic Investigations and more.
Living in denial is not the answer in marriage but providing our military with support in every area to better assist them in dealing with the realities at hand is. It is good to know that all branches are working closely with military personnel and their families to bring a needed decline regarding infidelity, separation and divorce in 2012 and hopefully beyond.
Article By L. R. Knight

L.R. Knight has authored four books. Sweet Destiny Inspirational Thoughts, Poems and Songs, Self Publishing For Pennies, The Jealous Church and Funeral For Pennies On A Dollar. L.R. has submitted articles to local papers and on various sites on the internet.