The Army chief of chaplains provided statistics that indicated that 8,367 Army couples divorced in 2005 due to September 11^th and frequent deployments (Stetter, “Marriage in the Military,” 2007). This divorce rate in 2005 concluded that the Army had the highest divorce rate than any other branch of service in the military (Stetter, Marriage in the Military, 2007). There are several studies that focus on the impact of deployment from the perspective of the spouse and additional family members, but few studies have relied on the opinions of the active duty service member. The purpose of this study is to research the active duty soldier’s perspective on how deployment has impacted his or her marriage and family. The findings will enhance the overall impact on how active duty soldiers should approach the deployment phases, which will prepare his or her spouse and family members for separation. It will discuss how married active duty soldiers cope with emotional and mental aspects of the phases and stages of deployment with his or her marriage. The study will focus on married active duty Army service members located at a rapid deployment military installation in southeastern United States that have been through the deployment cycle between December 2006 and November 2008.