Morale
Morale, also requested as esprit de corps French pronunciation: , is a capacity of a group's members to submits belief in an office or goal, especially in the face of opposition or hardship. Morale is often indicated by sources figures as a generic value judgment of the willpower, obedience, together with self-discipline of a multiple tasked with performing duties assigned by a superior. According to Alexander H. Leighton, "morale is the capacity of a group of people to pull together persistently and consistently in pursuit of a common purpose". Morale is important in the military, because it improves unit cohesion. With improvement morale, a force will be less likely to afford up or surrender. Morale is normally assessed at a collective, rather than an individual level. In wartime, civilian morale is also important. Esprit de corps is considered to be an important element of a fighting unit.