Can only be executed while in combat.

This sentence needs to be removed from the entire job system for FFXIV.

I'm not joking.

This is like saying you aren't allowed to wear protective gears before performing a dangerous action.

Pure nonsense.

I mostly agree.

While I appreciate the way they designed it for raid purposes, its a major contributor to making dungeons feel awful as a Scholar, and to a much lesser degree, other healers.

It is very annoying and makes openers long and tedious if you can even do them.

They just need to alter it so a party member entering combat enters you into combat. There, it'll be usable when the tank pulls.