CHAPTER FIVE Unit Cohesion and Military Performance1

137 CHAPTER FIVEUnit Cohesion and Military Performance1 OverviewIn the years immediately after World War II, several scholars argued, based on infor-mation collected from German and American soldiers, that unit Cohesion is essential to Military effectiveness. Their conclusions gained considerable influence within the Military . As we discuss below, our understanding of the concept of Cohesion and its relationship to Military performance has evolved in the years since, but the importance of the general concept of Cohesion remains widely appreciated in the is little doubt that personal bonds can play an important role in combat motivation. Understanding the full meaning of the term Cohesion , what influences it, how it relates to performance, and how changes in group composition affect it is central to understanding how the introduction of known gay men and lesbians into Military units will impact Military performance.

Task cohesion and social cohesion are defined as follows: • Task cohesion is the shared commitment among members to achieving a goal that requires the collective efforts of the group. A group with high task cohesion is composed of members who share a common goal and who are motivated to coor-dinate their efforts as a team to achieve that goal.

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