When my dad got out of he Navy 1n 1945, joined the American Legion. The Legion post was run by WWI vets, didn’t think that the WWII guys had been in a real war like they had been in. When the Vietnam Vets tried to join the post, the WWII guys ran the post, they didn’t think the Vietnam vets had been in a real war like they had been in. When the Gulf 1 and 2 Vets tried to join the Legion, now run by Vietnam vets, the leadership didn’t think they had been in a real war like they had been in. Notice a trend in the line of thinking over 3 generations.
Yes, I see the trend and it sucks, the problem is that it goes nowhere. I can see whats in store for future veterans who will be the special operators and the air force pilots who do the bombing. The real trend has been in the tactical methods from massed charges with bayoneted rifles to focused attacks on strong points and leadership targets. But this doesn’t speak to the central problem, the problem of the veteran getting in for a short beer without being insulted.