The change in the army's op-tempo is having a tremendous impact on military families. Soldiers are deploying more often leaving behind their families. Everyone is making a sacrifice. When or how dual military Soldiers should deploy is a decision that is being made by leaders with different biases. When and how dual military couples should deploy is an ethical dilemma. Who should determine when a dual couple should deploy? Should the army have a policy that governs dual military deployment, allow the service members to decide, or leave the decision up to the leaders? The army has to consider how deploying dual military Soldiers together or separate will affect the mission.

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