What is the quickest route out of flight school? Is it P-3 or E-2? I know TACAIR takes a long longer to get through. Also, is there any opportunity or time to get surgery to fix up the eyes? I was denied aviator and going FO and am still determining if I want to just stay the FO route and go TACAIR or try and achieve my dream of flying helos. Unsure of what to do. Any advice?
Please, for the love of pete, don't pick an NFO track because you think it will be the "quickest" route to transitioning to pilot. Pick something you think you will legitimately enjoy (see Zippy's advice). Not to discourage you, but your odds of transitioning are so small (approximately 5 slots a year), that you'd be much better served finding an NFO community that fits you. Even if your performance in your fleet squadron is top notch, your timing still might not work to pick up the transition.
Keep pursuing your goal, just be honest with yourself about the chances and put yourself in a position to succeed as an NFO.
As far as eye surgery, there's no hard and fast answer for you. It's an elective surgery, so don't expect it to be a priority. I have several friends who have gotten LASIK since flight school, but it was usually during a period of down time (between flight school and the RAG, or post-deployment, etc..). It can be done though, so I'd ask your flight surgeon once you reach your fleet squadron and see what they can do.
