Title: Encourage morale and esprit de corps.
Course: Marine Corps JROTC IV (09204) > Section: Mastering Leadership Skills

Encouragement should include

- morale— emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, and zeal, especially in the face of opposition or hardship (e.g., "Keep your chin up.")
- esprit de corps— a sense of unity, camaraderie, and of common interests and responsibilities, as developed among a group of persons closely associated in a task, cause, enterprise (e.g., "We're all in this together.").

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is esprit de corps?
- How does camaraderie relate to esprit de corps?
- Why is morale important?
- How does one measure morale?