Honor Betrayed: Sexual Abuse in America's Military »

In Honor Betrayed, Dr. Mic Hunter probes beyond the headlines to reveal the reality of sexual abuse in the military. The culture of the military's training is to turn recruits into those who follow orders without question. Honor Betrayed describes in detail the gross realities of the hostile, uber-masculine, dehumanizing environment our young men and women confront. Most vulnerable to sexual abuse are minorities-particularly women and homosexuals. Included are first-person accounts from American servicewomen and men who were sexually abused by their comrades, including one woman whose case was heard before the U.S. Supreme Court. Hunter also explores the tacit acceptance of these incidents in the military to the recent prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq.

Acknowledgments     IX
Preface     XI
Why it Happens     1
Incentives for Enlisting     3
The Military Culture     13
"A Band Of Brothers": The Code of Hypermasculinity     33
Hazing: "What Goes Around Comes Around"     45
Prostitution: The Necessary Evil?     63
A Man's Home Is His Castle: Acceptance of Domestic Violence     73
When Janie Comes Marching Home Again: Women in the Military     85
The Fag of War: Homophobia in the Military     117
Deja Vu: Characteristics Found Both in Abusive Families and in the Military     143
"Can't Ya Take A Joke?": Sexual Harassment     149
Sexual Assault Within the Ranks     165
The Impact of Sexual Abuse     177
Factors That Affect the Impact of Sexual Abuse     185
The Offender Mentality     197
The Impact of Sexual Abuse on the Military as a Whole     209
The Times, They Are A-Changin'     217
What the Military Can Do To Reduce Sexual Abuse and Secondary Victimization     235
Final Thoughts     251
How it Happens-Personal Stories of Sexual Abuse     253
Introduction     255
Annie D.     259
Dean     265
The Reverend Dorothy Mackey     271
Gloria J. Williams     277
Gregory A. Helle     281
Jon     289
Lynda K. Arneson Dokken     293
Paula C.     301
Rachel Johnson     309
Raymond D.     313
About the Contributors     317
End Notes     319
Bibliography     335