Eh, that would depend on your military’s culture (or lack of it) I guess.
Here, acting like a US drill sergeant would get you knifed pretty quickly by your own squad, with no investigative followup. That shit just don’t fly. Of course, acting like a dick to people you are teaching to forge their own blades never ended well in Rome, either.
One day Twiloght Spookle was walking home, but suddenly a wild Snorlax attacked her with a bagel. But Twiloght didn’t enjoy bagels, so she killed the Snorlax with her pelvis. And then the day was good, exept for the fact that Molestia was attempting to stalk, then eat her. But Twiloght became aware of her plans, so she leeped into the sky and set a randomn filly on fire. So Luna was crying and the Guard Pnies didn’t know what to do, so they sacrificed her to the Plot Goddess. And then they were all shipped together by a bad fanfiction writer. THE END
Pretty much yeah. Some people just don’t understand that a drill instructor isn’t supposed to be nice, they’re SUPPOSED to be mean. Most are quite pleasant outside the uniform however.