If it was a Marine, they would have just punched the falling canopy out of the air, sending it back to land on the plane. No canopy is gonna tell him what to do, and unlike the other services, the Marines don't have the budget to go wasting all that money on a new canopy, even if they wanted the F-16 (which they don't, F-16s are for nimrods. What are you looking at?).
If it was an Army guy, the lanyard would be pulled from the tow hitch of a Bradley so the guys inside would be safe. Remember, only YOU can prevent mishaps!
If it was a Naval aviator, the jettisoned canopy would safely land in a padded wheelbarrow, then the plane would be pushed into a river.
If it was a Navy SEAL, on the other hand, a couple of well placed slices with the K-Bar would sever the hydraulic lines, allowing the canopy to be removed in the middle of the night without anyone knowing.
An army Ranger, of course, would be able to remove the canopy with a series of precisely laid strips of primacord, and could be halfway out of the country by the time the neatly sliced pieces hit the ground in a symmetrical flower of smoking plastic.
The coast guard, not knowing what the fuss was all about, would simply extract the canopy from a hovering Dolphin helicopter, then deliver it to the roof of the maintenance bay. Hope they've got a ladder!
The national guard, I fear, might remove the windshield of the fuel truck by mistake.
Hope I offended everyone just a little....
