morale:

a) a sense of common purpose with respect to a group

b) moral or mental condition as regards courage, zeal, hope, confidence, and the like: used especially of a body of men engaged in a hazardous enterprise, as soldiers or sailors in time of war.

I said what I meant to say.

The "beatings" bring us together into a cohesive and purposeful group. That is by definition an improvement in the moral state (morale).

morale:

a) a sense of common purpose with respect to a group

b) moral or mental condition as regards courage, zeal, hope, confidence, and the like: used especially of a body of men engaged in a hazardous enterprise, as soldiers or sailors in time of war.

I said what I meant to say.

The "beatings" bring us together into a cohesive and purposeful group. That is by definition an increase in the moral state (morale).