Wrong. It wasn't passed until 1944 so the war was almost over. It was not thought of as a recruitment tool until later.

We got involved in WWII because Pearl Harbor was attacked. Everyone was expected to step up, one way or another, if you were able bodied.

The GI Bill was meant to be a reward to ALL returning veterans and I see you have to be reminded that women and minority military personnel died in service too. Even during WWII, even not being allowed combat roles.

Roosevelt had been wanting to expand opportunities and assistance to the poor -- Depression, remember? but Congress wouldn't go for it.

The life Insuramce plan for WWI Veterans had been a fiasco and frankly an insult to any red blooded American.

So no. It was not meant to compensate you in case you died. That's what they tried with WWI. Like I said, that's fucking insulting. It's also the difference between a standing army like now and signing up to defend your sovereignty as a nation after having been attacked.

The returning Veterans themselves asked for more educational opportunities. Roosevelt was thrilled because he'd wanted that for them (most were poor) for years anyways and now Congress pretty much had to make that the bill. They also got unemployment for a year and subsidized mortgages and other benefits to help them ease back into society AND get the economy rolling.

Frankly, this narrative that the GI Bill was signed to incentivize young men in case they died on the battlefield is an insult to the memory of those who served, even though it has become more of an incentive in modern times.

That was NOT it's purpose or it's intent.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._Bill