In 1778, an NCO was answerable for __________.

• A. Morale
• B. Discipline
• C. Training
• D. Courage

Answer: (B)

In this setting, the focus is on what an NCO is most responsible for in an 18th‑century army. An NCO’s primary duty was to maintain discipline within the ranks—ensuring soldiers follow orders, adhere to regulations, and perform drill and routines correctly. This discipline is what keeps a unit effective in both training and combat, because obedience and order under pressure are what translate training into reliable action on the battlefield. Morale and training are important, but the NCO is the one held most directly accountable for enforcing discipline that holds the unit together and ready. Courage, while essential, is an individual quality and not something an NCO is specifically tasked to "answer for" in the same direct, supervisory sense.