If you look from a defence point of view rather than a pilot's one the current situation makes no sense.
Why have such high value assets (pilots) and load them up with doing crap - they should be totally focused on airwarfare - Flying skills, studying and being top notch physically and mentally fit for the big game - or helping those that will - everything else is sh1t.
If blokes were doing this I think they would feel much more valued and more likely to stay on.
But the rot starts in training - Yet how many years to the front line - It's got to stop. Got to get people as fast a possible to a front line seat - keeps them keen and gets many years in a useful job
I'd look at an aircraft such as Gripen as a machine for first tours (essentially a new version of a TWU)- cheap to fly so you can gets lots of real hours in - and then newbies can come to the Typhoon or F-35 force with hours and skills and real situation awareness. Aircraft can be used in a conflict if the Sh1t hits the fan.