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]
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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.