Did basic training got easier over the years?

Easier.. I don't know what you mean by that term. You still have to Qualify on a Rifle, throw 2 hand grenades, and pass your PT Test. So I would say Academically nothing in my opinion has changed. However everything else has.

It has and it is partly because of us who have went through before. When I went through basic, there were still times a Drill Sergeant would put hands on you or you wouldn't eat because you did something wrong. Sure Soldiers want discipline and don't want things given to them, but when we had our "sensing session" we complained about the things we thought could be better. Those changes didn't happen immediately, but they did, so in part, my "bitches, gripes, and complaints" made Basic Training easier. Soldiers probably bitched saying it was easier to use their cellphones to call home instead of using the payphone and voila, changes happened. Each generation made it easier in some way, shape, or form for the ones who follwed them.