Some reforms were opposed by Frederician traditionalists, such as Yorck, who felt that middle class officers would erode the privileges of the aristocratic officer corps and promote the ideas of the French Revolution.
Mõne reformi vastu olid Friedrichi traditsionalistid, nagu Yorck, kelle arvates õõnestasid keskklassi ohvitserid aristokraatliku ohvitserikorpuse privileege ja edendasid Prantsuse revolutsiooni ideesid.