It has nothing to do with the poverty level or the widsom of starting a family.
It has everything to do with the fact that we pay our service people far too little.
Whether they are married or single, they should be paid more than they are.
I managed to do pretty well in a four-year navy stint. By the time you factor in food, housing, and medical care, what's left is mostly discretionary. Guns and butter, Skooz. Guns and butter.