Why do you think many service members aren't interested in college nowadays?

To many people have degrees and the market is flooded with book smart people. What is in high demand is people with a vocational skill, i.e. carpentry, automotive mechanics, sheetmetal workers....

My experience has been somewhat different. Before I went to the dark side I think all of my last squad except for one was in school or had already earned their degree. One was even working on his Master’s. Personally, I was able to pay for an Associate’s and Bachelor’s degree with TA before I left the Army the first time. During my break in service I earned another Assoc. and Bachelor’s using my GI Bill. Then after I commisioned I attended a fully funded doctorate program. If you serve long enough the Army will use you up so you might as well use them back.

WO1 (Join to see) I don't know the interactions servicemen have encountered with colleges. But as a veteran and then my son following me, the college system as was our experience, does discriminate against us as a class of people. In summary, in our experience, professors, counselors, internships, etc. would circumvent the services they were suppose to do to help us, down grade our grades, etc. because they without shame declared we were getting something for nothing and they did not owe us anything. Those of us who managed to graduate never got the real benefit of Veteran's preference or our children who derived college benefits from our disabilities were badly treated. Research this and talk to advocates that can bring this to the Veteran's Liasion in the White House. The DAV has a liaison at that level.