Moral ascendancy

Moral ascendancy is the influence one individual or group of individuals may hold over others through his perceived morals and character.[1] In law and order, commanding officers require this moral force to be able to exert control over those they lead.[1] In military situations, this moral ascendancy can extend to "I am the better army...I dominate you by my morale, training, capability".[2] Militarily moral ascendancy then is something to be gained and retained to achieve supremacy against the enemy.[3] According to the French army officer Du piq, "Moral force is the trump card for any military event because as events change the human elements of war remain unchanged".

See also

References
  1. Kooken, Don L. (1947). "Ethics in Police Service". Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. 38 (2): 185 – via Northwestern University School of Law Scholarly Commons.
  2. Jacob, Happymon (2018-12-11). The Line of Control: Travelling with the Indian and Pakistani Armies. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5305-352-9.
  3. Chadha, Colonel (retd.) Vivek (January 2013). "Assessing Pakistan's Transgression on the Line of Control" (PDF). MP-Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

Further reading
  • O'Hara, Vincent (2008). "The Action off Calabria and the Myth of Moral Ascendancy". In Jordan, John (ed.). Warship 2008. London: Conway. ISBN 978-1-84486-062-3.


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