Military deployments make spouses function as single parents and strain families

Evidence

During deployments to war zones, and temporary or long-term postings to locations where families can’t join military personnel (such as Honduras, Qatar, and Thailand), spouses become single parents in most ways. Like civilian families facing separation, these periods can harm spouses, children, and service members alike, as well as entire family dynamics. That military personnel have demanding jobs typically involving a greater chance of death than most careers only adds to the impact of separations. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 453

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Retention concerns drove the military to treat families as force multipliers — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 125; Deployments force military spouses to take on all household duties with little notice. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 452; Military spouses remain effectively on call even when partners are not deployed — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 457 (+7 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Retention concerns drove the military to treat families as force multipliers — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 125; Deployments force military spouses to take on all household duties with little notice. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 452; Military spouses remain effectively on call even when partners are not deployed — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 457 (+7 more)

Broader Connections

• Family presence normalized peacetime troop deployment in sovereign countries #complicates (0.76)
• Comfortable family-oriented base life normalized permanent troop deployments abroad #complicates (0.75) — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 1169