New DoD survey delves into the good and bad of military relationships

A new survey being emailed to about 200,000 active-duty service members and 100,000 military spouses aims to provide more insight into the strengths and challenges of military couples — including domestic violence.

It’s part of a broader Defense Department effort, mandated by Congress, to identify the risk of domestic violence at various stages of military service. The overall analysis will identify stages when there is a higher-than-average risk of domestic violence, and stages where implementation of domestic violence prevention efforts could have the greatest impact.