You could have had Lightsabers, but Noooooooo

SGT Richard H. — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 22:21:11 -0400

The test units just had to mess it up for you....

Pentagon Scraps 'Lightsaber' Weapons Program After Gross Misconduct, Numerous Injuries

BAGRAM, AFGHANISTAN — A top secret weapons development program has been scrapped after countless allegations of misconduct and numerous injuries were sustained by soldiers and Marines in Afghanistan, Duffel Blog has learned. Dubbed “The Lightsaber,” the weapon (nomenclature MR2D2) was a near perfect imitation of those carried by Jedi Knights in the iconic Star Wars …

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 10 at 2015 10:49 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 22:49:49 -0400

Probably due to mass issue to E-2's and O-2's. And of course, when the CW-2's say..."Watch this.." you know things are going to get taken away

Response by PO1 John Miller made Apr 11 at 2015 2:10 AM

PO1 John Miller — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 02:10:33 -0400

As soon as I saw this I thought "Duffel Blog!" Great story!

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Apr 11 at 2015 9:19 AM

PO3 Steven Sherrill — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 09:19:16 -0400

You'll put your eye out!

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Apr 11 at 2015 9:20 AM

PO3 Steven Sherrill — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 09:20:22 -0400

Maybe they will get them on the shelves by Christmas?

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 11 at 2015 11:57 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 11:57:53 -0400

The Private asked, "Dude, do you think I can block a bullet?"...priceless!!!

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 11 at 2015 11:58 AM

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 11:58:34 -0400

This article is dead wrong. The Marines would not have opened the crates without proper training. This is a classic case of Navy supply types pilfering Marine shipments then blaming the bad outcomes on the Marines to noob reporters that don’t know any better.