Affects of Multiple Deployments on Families
Abstract
At the strategic level, balancing the military force structure, maintaining equipment, and properly supporting its family members has not been easy for the United States Army. Ongoing combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan continue to put an enormous amount of stress on its Soldiers and their families. Many soldiers joined the military in search of a brighter future for themselves and their families, but in some cases had not expected the spike in the military's operational tempo to remain at this high rate for such a long period of time. The efforts to sustain continuous combat operations abroad have evolved into a military stretched too thin and one contributing to significant hardships on family members. The military now has service members at all levels facing their second, third and in some cases fourth deployment in a span of six years, with deployment rotations not expected to reduce anytime soon.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 11, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA498029
Entities
People
- Darrell Duckworth
Organizations
- United States Army War College