I don't have 28 years, but I think if folks are being honest with themselves, they would probably admit that BS GMT is a minuscule time suck in the life of your average aviator. If it is taking that much time out of your day(s), you probably need to get more creative in how you meet the requirement in a reasonable amount of time, stiff arm it, or tell people to STFU and completely disregard. I remember a day when we knocked out an entire year of GMT (while completely bypassing NKO) in a series of in person JO presentations, each topic of 3 slides or less of content, completed in around 15 minutes. If you aren't empowered to be creative yourself, your leadership certainly has the leeway to be, and it might be worth being the dude/gal who suggests a better way of doing business if they aren't. I know this probably doesn't apply in VP, you guys are just F'd.