Not that anything untoward was going on, but every soldier that we came upon had some business to conduct with the Drill Sergeant, usually it was in the form of an on the spot correction, or a question regarding some ongoing non-punitive issue. It will put the Drill Sergeants under even more scrutiny, and will make it harder for those doing the right things. These are all contributing factors to the shortage of Drill Sergeants. It has never been an easy job in the first place. Now, the feeling is you have one foot in jail, and the other on a banana peel.
Recruiters are in much the same boat.
If you make your monthly mission, you are a hero. But on the first of the month, you are a zero. That's a nice juxtaposition of the silly Wash. Post article with the drill sergeant's lament. So now we have legions of officers fretting more about whether things look right rather than making sure things are being done right. Stress on day one is critical.