Moral ascendancy explained

Moral ascendancy is the influence one individual or group of individuals may hold over others through his perceived morals and character. 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]

See also

• Moral high ground
• Moral hierarchy
• Science of morality
• Moral psychology
• List of military strategies and concepts

Further reading

• Book: O'Hara, Vincent. Warship 2008. Conway. 2008. 978-1-84486-062-3. Jordan, John. London. The Action off Calabria and the Myth of Moral Ascendancy.

Notes and References

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