The Many Faces of Military Families: Unique Features of the Lives of Female Service Members

A secondary analyses of the 2010 wave of the Military Family Life Project regarding structural differences in male and female Service members' families and the experiences of their military spouses was investigated. In addition, to gain an understanding of the influence of women's service on their family functioning, in-depth telephone interviews with 20 civilian husbands residing in 11 states around the United States were conducted. Overall, this study notes several differences in female Service members' family structures and relationships with their civilian husbands.