MILITARY »» WOMEN WARRIORS »» MILITARY WOMEN’S HEALTH »» Mar 22, 2021

Women serving in our military face unique personal challenges that most of their male counterparts do not. These challenges include healthcare that is inadequately tailored to women, balancing family life with a military career, and high rates of sexual trauma. Military life also takes a great toll on the marriages of our servicewomen. The marriages of female troops fail at a rate three times that of our male troops. Retiring female soldiers cite "the amount of time separated from family" as the most important reason for leaving the military. Experts also say that settling back into a typical civilian routine after experiencing combat can be very difficult