Research Paper on:
The Differences in Military and Civilian Life

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however, resides a whole host of differences that one might not automatically attribute to military life. First and foremost on the list of differences between civilian and military life is  the aspect of money. On average, approximately twenty percent of enlisted claim they are "being pressured by creditors" (Summary) in comparison to just ten percent of civilians. Twenty-seven  percent report difficulty in meeting monthly expenses to the civilian percentage of nineteen. One of the reasons for this disparity may be with the typical ages of each population,  with the civilians reflected as "older, better educated, and [with] a more widely dispersed range of incomes" (Summary) against the limited income provided by the military to a large number  of recruits right out of high school (Summary). Another issue that separates civilian from military life addresses demographics and its impact upon financial problems. Findings indicate that the Hispanic  military population has fewer problems than their Black military counterparts, while white non-Hispanics have least difficulties of all. Heads of civilian families, when female, have a six percent greater  number of financial problems than when males head the household; the military, however, reflects no significant difference when one or the other heads the household. Marital status among military  personnel finds that singles are far less apt to have financial problems than their civilian counterparts, where both single and divorced people have the abundance of problems on the outside  (Summary). A married military couple is eight percent less likely to have financial trouble than a married civilian couple. Other issues that create financial concern include: *  Married members separated from their families by a permanent change of station * Children * Long work hours * Deployed members * Holding a second job (Summary).