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    Quote Originally Posted by Coal Dragger View Post
    I look forward to some of my fellow USMC Lance Corporals being issued these. The opportunities to draw dicks on new unexpected surfaces accessible via jet pack, will usher in an exciting era for Marines everywhere.
    Second only to graffiti artists who WILL find a way to execute a six foot by teen foot 6 color bomb on a 10 lane interstate overpass.
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    Kinda cool but looks vulnerable. Can they even fly with a rifle?

    I saw the one guy pull a handgun to cover his ladder team but even that probably isn't a fast transition.
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    Flying Jarheads? It's like a scene out of the Wizard of Oz.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SteyrAUG View Post
    Kinda cool but looks vulnerable. Can they even fly with a rifle?

    I saw the one guy pull a handgun to cover his ladder team but even that probably isn't a fast transition.
    Its all fun and games till someone gets blown away by MANPADS.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vicious_cb View Post
    Its all fun and games till someone gets blown away by MANPADS.
    I still wanna try one while I'm physically capable of trying one. The old jet packs were a dangerous game to play, lots of rocket fuel on your back and a short flight range.

    Of course these aren't the first flying Marines, they were only ones I know of who jumped on Harriers. That was a serious aircraft and right up their with the A-10 in terms of amazing capability.
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    This feels like volunteering to be human skeet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by okie View Post
    This feels like volunteering to be human skeet.
    Nope. Clays move fast and can be hard to hit.

    But I still want one to fly around my neighborhood.

    Wonder what the total range is on that thing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SteyrAUG View Post
    Of course these aren't the first flying Marines, they were only ones I know of who jumped on Harriers. That was a serious aircraft and right up their with the A-10 in terms of amazing capability.
    The Limeys' Harriers weren't the same that we ended up flying; our outperformed theirs hugely with many upgrades. To your point, the Marines (ours and theirs) were among the first to use helicopters; and of course, our Flying Leathernecks from WWII forward have been legendary.

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