Military domestic violence: Should the Canadian Forces be doing more for military families?

[CHIMO]

A CBC News investigation has found a disturbing rise in domestic violence among soldiers returning from deployment in Afghanistan.

Domestic violence on Canadian military bases has climbed steadily in recent years, coinciding with the return of soldiers who bring home physical and psychological battle wounds.

Military police documented the trend in a 2008 report that was not released, but that CBC News has obtained through Access to Information.

In the report, the independent police service notes a five-fold jump in reported cases of domestic violence after Operation Athena, when Canada's role in Afghanistan changed and troops experienced ongoing casualties.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2011/03/military-domestic-violence-should-the-canadian-forces-be-doing-more-for-military-families.html

[Bragi]

1. This subject is painful

Far as I'm concerned, being a soldier at war, and being a parent, do not work to the benefit of children.

I wish we would not recruit young people with families to the military, or at least not send them into conflicts.

At minimum, our military recruiters should be honest about the adverse impact that this particular career choice may have on their children and spouses.

In truth, children of soldiers are basically being subjected to a form of child abuse. We need to rethink what we're doing here.