My husband is a tank commander in the army and I bought this for him for Christmas when he was still in ROTC and had just found out his branch. I told him he could only have it if he promised not to shoot me with it, which lasted all of 5 minutes. He and all the guys in his dorm loved it and I even thought it was fun to drive. FYI, it doesn't really hurt when you get shot, more like an ant bite than anything else. We thought this toy was great for older kids and adults who think they're kids, but I wouldn't get it for a child under ten.