ir could be a combination of things. as junior corps grew across the country, a lot of kids just never had the option to do senior corps as we were all mostly here in the northeast.
but in the 80's it when it started to slide, and it went bad from both directions. yes, kids did burn out. DCI progressed in terms of show design faster than DCA did,and of course the old stereotype about drunks stumbling around the field persisted.
regardless of what caused it, the good news is it's getting better