The amount of time actually shaved off a mile run is too easy a target, so I'll set that aside.
They mention soldiers using this to get in and out of sensitive areas. I don't think a large shrieking backpack that makes you a tiny bit faster is an advantage.
Oh my god, this is a promotional video for ASU? THIS WAS THE BRILLIANT SHOWCASE THEY COULD COME UP WITH
"We found we could get n-....errr people to run faster by dragging them with a truck. So then the question became, do we apply the force using a truck, or do we build an exoskeleton jetpack?"
The presenter speaks like every dimwitted person I've met trying to sound smart.