Yes, it has. In a major way.
The military has also radically changed. Everyone seems to get out with a ‘disability’. If someone has insomnia, they get 30% disability; no joke, 30%, free college.
Disability means college is paid for. I think at least 50% of all veterans I am seeing in school are on “Vocational Rehab”, meaning full tuition paid plus $1,800 per month in cash.
UCCS lives on military Title IV spending for education. CTU down the street lives 95% on Title IV funding.
Title IV is a big industry right now. Most college s live on it.
I had to laugh when I read that most veterans get “out” with a disability. I do know one who sprained an ankle while on a boat, not a ship, you know, and at age 60+ he claimed disability due to that ankle sprain and he now gets $3000/mos disability.
I know another one who was an Atomic Vet (he was one of those who with all the others in his squad were some numbers of feet from the Atomic blasts in Nevada in the 40’s and 50’s). He suffered bad injuries and only just before he died, did he receive disability even though his lymphoedema made his legs so huge he leaked lymph fluid. when he got his disability he was in his 80’s.