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In a push to instill more discipline among its newest soldiers, the Army is looking to its drill sergeants for help.

With their iconic hats and hard-nosed reputations, Army leaders are taking a serious look at whether drill sergeants should make a return to advanced individual training.

The move, if approved, would mark a huge reversal for the Army and mean an end to the service’s lesser-known, underrated AIT platoon sergeants, who do much of the same work as drill sergeants without any of the perks.

The Center for Initial Military Training is conducting research and will present a recommendation to Training and Doctrine Command senior leaders by early summer. If the proposal moves forward, any changes must be approved by senior Army leaders.

via www.armytimes.com

The title is rather misleading.
Up until 2007, soldiers in AIT usually had Drill Sergeants assigned, in addition to the training cadre at their school.

But in 2007, the decision was made to replace the Drill Sergeants with AIT Platoon Sergeants.

But the AIT Platoon Sergeant has most of the responsibilities of a Drill Sergeant, but none of the perks.

And that the AIT Platoon Sergeants are struggling is more an indication that doing away with Drill Sergeants in AIT was a bad decision, rather than any particular reflection on Millennials.