The2ndAmendment
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Doesn't matter if the military is constitutionally mandated or not - the size and scope of it is not. Benefits like the gi bill are not set in stone. Pay can be adjusted, wars fought or peace sought.
Congress has that authority per the Constitution. That is where the true meaning of "Necessary and Proper" comes into play. Any laws that are Necessary and Proper to uphold the Federal Government's Article IV obligation within the bounds of the Constitution ("pursuance thereof").
The Fed Gvmt needs Soldiers, and the Soldiers need pay and benefits comparable to the civilian world, therefore it is necessary and proper for the feds to offer contract benefits like the GI bill to obtain the Soldiers that it needs for its Article IV obligations.
You Progressives have done a remarkable job progressing us back to the 14th Century.