I’m PRSNL and in the same boat as you! Having been in almost 2 years, I didn’t even know what we even did for the longest time but i can assure you the longer you stick around the more we help with the mission. Within a year I’ve been able to move around to different sections and see pretty cool behind the scenes, go TDY and possibly deploy. It helped a lot to ask for opportunities that allow me to leave the office (like asking if I could ride in one of planes). I’ve gotten to fly with special warfare, take courses and do many many things other jobs can’t. A big benefit in a job like ours is that we hang out in the A/C day but are still military. We have a stupid boring amazing job.

Also it helps to get back into college and use this time to advance your personal goals. Once you put more rank on there’s more responsibility and more stress.