Honor Betrayed: Sexual Abuse in America's Military

by Mic Hunter

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.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Military Fiction

368 pages, Hardcover

First published April 26, 2007

About the author

Dr. Mic Hunter holds Minnesota licenses as a Psychologist, and Marriage and Family Therapist. He has been sought out by the print and broadcast media for interviews over 150 times including Oprah, CNN, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He has spoken to mental health professionals and the general public over 300 times in America, Mexico, Mongolia, and England. He has presented at the meetings of the American Association Of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists, the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex, and the American Psychological Association. He has been invited to give nine keynote addresses. He has served as a reviewer for The Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, The Journal of Men's Studies, The Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Violence Against Women. He is a recipient of the Fay Honey Knopp Memorial Award, given by the National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization, "For recognition of his contributions to the field of male sexual victimization treatment and knowledge." In 2007 the Board of Directors of Male Survivor announced the creation of The Mic Hunter Award For Research Advances. Dr. Hunter, for whom the on-going award was named, became the first recipient. It was given to him for his, “ceaseless pursuit of knowledge about male sexual abuse in all its occurrences, of the eloquent dissemination of new knowledge in this area, and of the stimulation for further study and concern about revealing, treating and preventing male sexual abuse.”

Reviews

[Maye · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dr. Mic Hunter covers the complex issues arising, primarily, from male violence in the military and its causes. More importantly, he addresses what needs to change in military culture, myths, how to end military sexual trauma (for both males and females), and how to end the high rate of domestic abuse in military families.

Concise, insightful, easy for laymen to read. With implications for violence in civilian culture, a must read for everyone.

[Navyvet · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an important book dealing with seriously difficult subject matter and addressing an ongoing epidemic in our armed forces. My story is one of several case studies within.

[Emily Farrar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolutely gruesome to read some of the stories and statistics.

[Robin O'Brien · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book provided me with the information I was looking to understand. For those who know me you will understand why I felt this vital.

[MrsPyramidhead · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book, well written. Has a lot of interesting and important information if your interested in the topic definitely give it a read.