num_pages: 297
description: At a time when Canadian forces personnel are facing dangerous field assignments in Afghanistan, and fresh allegations of abuse and misconduct continue to surface, the revelations and recommendations in The Rest of the Story could not be more relevant.According to the Everett Boyle, retired chief warrant officer, recent revelations about sexual harassment and abuse of subordinates by officers of the Canadian Armed Forces are just the tip of the iceberg. Beginning with incidents of which he has personal knowledge, the author develops a strong case for his view that the entire officer corps is infected with a malaise, a moral impairment that is destroying morale and undermining our armed forces potential effectiveness in the field. Boyle s is a passionate and convincing argument for a return to traditional military values and discipline.The story made headlines across for decades, harassment, abuse, physical attack and sexual assault had been covered up in the Canadian Armed Forces. As a warrant officer during that time, Everett Boyle witnessed a number of these cover-ups and had documented them. He became part of the story, and his photo appeared on the cover of Maclean s. He might have been content with that, if it weren't for the fact that he knew there was more, much more that had not come out in the media coverage. The Rest of the Story, According to Boyle is his gripping account of the hidden events that never made it into the newspapers and magazines.Boyle pulls no punches. In the introduction he "One of my reasons for moving back to Newfoundland was to get away from the memory of the humiliation, emotional trauma, threats, abuse, harassment and mistreatment that had been unfairly inflicted upon two of my defenseless young subordinates and on me back in 1991. These attacks were perpetrated against the three of us for having dared to challenge the misconduct of a superior military commander. They were planned and orchestrated by generals in the highest ranks and positions in the air force."The Rest of the Story is a courageous and hard-hitting indictment of moral cowardice at the very top of our military institutions. But Boyle does not merely point the accusing finger, he proposes responsible remedies, and it is this that makes his book an important document.
language: English
title: The Rest of the Story According to Boyle
titlecomplete: The Rest of the Story According to Boyle
publisher: General Store Publishing House