Like Treetop Flyer...I'm fascinated. Those E-2 NFOs apparently get ALL the luck...A guy in my squadron's wife was an E-2C NFO and is now an MH-60S pilot.
Like Treetop Flyer...I'm fascinated. Those E-2 NFOs apparently get ALL the luck...
All the NFO's telling you to "deal with it" are really swell. .
What Pugs said goes for me too...wore glasses since elementary school. Getting to spend most of my adult life as a "by gawd" Naval Flight Officer was a gift I never expected, and I not only never regretted a single day...I wish I could live each one of them over again. "Re-tread" (anchorectomy) is always a possibility...increasingly so, I gather, due to the wonders of modern eye correction technology (and the needs of the service). Just don't be a person who makes it known "I'm just doing this until I get a pilot slot." That way lies madness.As for the original posters question, in my era most of use dealt with the vision issue and going NFO (my pilot hopes were dashed in 5th grade so I got over it early and avoided the NAMI issue ). I think you've gotten some good advice here and I don't know anyone who looks back on their career as an NFO with regrets. If it isn't what you want to do then, as others have pointed out, losing an anchor later is a possibility.
Good luck.
I just don't want to be bitter my whole career in naval aviation, and I'm sure no body wants to work with someone like that.
Only my friends get to call me a dick. Yeah...we knew what you meant. What are you..6? Grow a pair.Whatever. You dicks knew what I meant.
I am prior Navy, pal... so I know exactly what he is going through. Nice try, though... knocking MY service and all. Guess the fact that I offered to seek real assistance for this guy is overshadowed by your desire to bash stuff...
To quote some of the first responses:
"Nah man, you didn't get what you want so just quit. "\.
Nah man, you didn't get what you want so just quit.
Seriously though, this situation is great practice for the rest of your career. You'll be happy as a member of the aviation community no matter what you do. Remember that the worst day flying is better than the best day afloat. Your career will be full of times where you want one thing and get another (especially during selection time). Have fun, good luck, and fly safe.