So one, remind yourselves that this has been going on for many years.

My Air Force son in law found himself in a similar place. Air Force basically incentivized the best to leave the Air Force, kept the ones they should have gotten rid of, overworked the best workers they had, (not rewarding them or the time starved families) In fact, PLEASE DO A LITTLE MORE ! 

How does it come about ? Big budget cuts, and then FORCE everyone to keep doing the original with fewer resources. 

At one point my son in law saw three of his best F-16 mechanics transferred elsewhere. His responsibility ? Keep those F-16 at tip top condition for those war games with mechanics that were left, who, due to inexperience, or incompetence, increased HIS workload. If anything is NOT right, guess who gets shit on ?  And promotion   ?  ?  ?