Can A SPC smoke A PFC?

There is no AR in this case. I'm a SPC, and my team leader is a SPC, and our two new guys right out of basic are PFC's, and before we deployed and they ****** up, we'd smoke them a bit. Nothing insane like some NCO's do, but just a few min. Also, smoking and counselings are both corrective training methods. In my unit, you can't give both. So if the soldier got a counseling and was smoked for the same thing, the NCO is in the wrong. If the SPC is in a position of leadership, like team leader, or is a senior E-4, then there is nothing wrong really with taking a smoking from them.