Not a flyer, I was in the ICBM world and left in 2017.
From talking to my friends who are O-5s now, and a lot of friends who were on the aviation side and left for greener pastures, I sincerely think that the the whole service is suffering from a leadership and prioritization problem. It seems like practically every unit is understaffed and scrambling to meet just the basic mission requirements- yet there is no reduction of the “additional duty” side of the house for things that aren’t mission essential.
I don’t expect that to change, either, because of BH321 said. People are desperate to get ahead of their peers for competition in promotions. In the Air Force, at least, that means you need to win awards. How do you win awards? Well, you have to do a ton of additional crap that isn’t actually being good at your job. Doing your job well is one or two bullets out of nine on a quarterly awards packet. So you gotta pump those numbers up with something. CGOA, booster club, motorcycle safety monitor, whatever.
If we were actually serious, then we’d recognize the staffing crunch and reduce responsibilities down to core essentials. Make a commitment to reward people for actual innovation in things like saving time, efficiency, and stuff that matters.