The volunteering thing is complete BS.

I'm thankful to have got on at my end-airline before any of this feel good BS made it into the industry.

I remember back in my Skywest days flying 4 X 4 day trips a month, getting home totally exhausted on the end of the 4th day.... Sure I had time and energy to go build houses for poor people and sure that would have made me a better person and pilot than spending my 3 days off between trips with my friends and family... Suuuure

Spending your off time with your friends and family is far more important than anything else.