According to the article, she was kicked prior to the march. Also, since she is not in basic training (and the DIs aren't allowed to do that anymore), she wouldn't have been kicked by anyone in authority.
Also, since she is not in basic training (and the DIs aren’t allowed to do that anymore), she wouldn’t have been kicked by anyone in authority.
Not to imply that she was kicked by someone in authority, but although she was not in basic training any longer, she was in AIT, so she was still under the supervision of Drill SGTs.