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War Junkies

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First off my apologies if this is in the wrong section but i wasnt sure where to put it.I am interested in the these kinds of people ,people that love war ,almost to the point that it is an addiction.I know that there probably arent many people like this in the CF(since we rarely get involved in conflicts)but has anyone ever met anyone like this,in the CF or in other nations armies?
Thanks alot
 
Your going to get some great replies my friend, hold tight.
 
People who love war?

Could you define this better?

War in general, or a specific aspect of war?

And most importantly, LEARNING about war or GOING and CARRYING OUT war?

When you say "war junkies", what comes to my mind is people who go into combat excited to kill others. I don‘t know many people like that...and if I did, I would probably want them in jail.
 
if your talking about people that are "fanatical" an such, look at the Waffen-SS, an Al Qauda, etc
 
I know a couple guys.
uhh rambo comes to mind, that guy with the moustache hrmm whats his name again? Hi- something, Chuck norris looked like he was having a good time too in those delta force movies, ETC.
 
Darn, another teaching principle shot to $hit! I was always taught there is no such thing as a stupid question. :rolleyes:
 
There are no stupid questions, but there are a lot of inquisitive idiots.
 
http://www.realultimatepower.net/

I suggest the original poster visit the above website; it seems to be right up his alley.

Here‘s a quote from the webmaster; I think perhaps Robert is just the kind of person Paras is looking to talk to.

Ninjas are sooooooooooo sweet that I want to crap my pants. I can‘t believe it sometimes, but I feel it inside my heart. These guys are totally awesome and that‘s a fact. Ninjas are fast, smooth, cool, strong, powerful, and sweet. I can‘t wait to start yoga next year. I love ninjas with all of my body (including my pee pee).
I think you‘ll find, Paras, that all Canadian soldiers are pretty much obsessed with war. We wander around in our off duty time like Ninjas, basically uppercutting people who we think deserve it, definitely flipping out though we don‘t often kill our victims - crippling and maiming is more our style. War is sweet ("dulce et decorum est...:") and don‘t think we don‘t know it. If you‘re going to come on this board with an attitude like yours, though, understand we will hunt you down and make you suffer, after which we‘ll probably wail on our guitars for awhile.

You‘ve been warned.
 
Ugh. I should probably lock this thread as it‘s not going to go anywhere "good," but it‘s like driving past a car wreck -- you can‘t look away...

Just one comment: The CF doesn‘t have a lot of "War Junkies" enrolled because that‘s not what makes a good soldier. If you want to talk to those types of people, I would recommend a gaming IRC channel. If you want to talk to professional soldiers about what the Army is *really* like, stick around.

Cheers
 
MD that‘s tooo funny...you have to wonder what ever becomes of people like that.... :rolleyes:
 
if your talking about people that are "fanatical" an such, look at the Waffen-SS, an Al Qauda, etc
Obviously you know jack **** about military history.

Waffen SS was the organization that kicked the most *** in WW2. Yes, many of them were hardcore Nazi fanatics, but a lot of people joined Waffen SS because they were tough, professionas that kicked *** .

As for wanting war, well, guess who‘d want war after spending few winter months in the Eastern Front taking Russian arty barrages.
 
I know what you mean, Bobbitt. Except I‘m the kinda guy that stops at the car crash to try and save the victims... literally! Stopped at one yesterday on my way to work.
 
Well i‘ve certainly gotten some interesting replies.As for Michael Dorosh ,i dont appreciate being treated like some wannabe,i am Infanteer with the Camerons in Ottawa,so please dont treat me like i dont have a clue about soldiering.I posted this thread to find out more about these kinds of people,what makes them the way they are and such.For those who didnt understand what i meant by war junky ,i didnt mean someone that likes to learn about war,i meant someone that like carrying out war.It doesnt mean they like killing .When you carry out a recce you dont kill right?(Well you shouldnt have to if you do it right).
 
Paras: the kind of people who thrive in war are usually clinical sociopaths. About 1% of the normal population is. These percentages go up slightly in the combat arms (it just draws those people) to maybe 3%, and then up to 10-15% in a place like the French Foreign Legion.

If you‘re really interested in this, read "on kiling" by LCol Grossman from the US Rangers. I‘ve read it 3 times and I‘m still learning stuff from it.
 
Paras

Your user name is Paras, i have a feeling you dont have your jump course (but hey i could be wrong).

"i dont appreciate being treated like some wannabe". Under your name you have the quote "special forces wanna be". Can you blame anyone for assuming that?

Your post didnt say you were pro war nutbars or anti-war nutbars so it‘s up to the reader to make their own conclusion.(Though i personally got the feeling you considered yourself a war junkie) You can‘t blame people for thinking the worst considering the first two points i made.

If you were curious about what makes ‘war junkies‘ tick then you should have made it clear you didnt consider yourrself one and you were looking for fellow nutbars but that you were just curious about why they do what they do.

Ex; "Now don‘t get me wrong im not a war junkie nor do i think they are cool, however i am curious about why these guys act like they do and what makes them tick so to speak. Has anyone met someone like this or have any idea why they act like they do?"
 
Thanks Combat Medic .And Ghost your right,i didnt make everything clear.About me being a war junky well ive never been involved in an armed conflict so i cant really consider myself a war junkie but i do love my job with reserves.About my user name ,your right i dont have my jump course ,i just liked the name.I really am interested in this topic though so if there are any other people with some good info post it.
 
Obviously you know jack **** about military history.

Waffen SS was the organization that kicked the most *** in WW2. Yes, many of them were hardcore Nazi fanatics, but a lot of people joined Waffen SS because they were tough, professionas that kicked *** .

As for wanting war, well, guess who‘d want war after spending few winter months in the Eastern Front taking Russian arty barrages.
many people considered the Waffen-SS to be fanatical soldiers, this is true to a point

many Waffen-SS soldat‘s fought to the death(mostly because on the Ost Front, the Red Army tended to execute SS prisinor‘s on sight, an the forienger volunteers an conscripts in fighting in the Waffen-SS were often seen was traitor‘s an war criminals to their home countries, an were executed, during the Battle of Berlin, many W-SS soldats fought to the death, because they felt it was better to die as a soldier, fighting, then to be executed as a prisinor


I know a fair bit about the W-SS

here‘s a quote about their combat reputation
It was those defensive battles in Russia which I shall always remember for the sheer beauty of the fighting, rather than the victorious advances. Many of us died horribly, some even as cowards, but for those who lived...it was well worth all the dreadful suffering and danger. After a time we reached a point where we were not concerned for ourselves or even for Germany, but lived entirely for the next clash, the next engagement with the enemy."
-LSSAH Captain


the W-SS had many soldat‘s that were seen as "sub-human" in their ranks, such as slavic‘s an east indians

anyways, if anyone is interested in learning more about the W-SS visit

www.wssob.com
 
Ah something tells me this guy couldn‘t cut it in la Legion Etrangere, but I could be wrong.

Anyway for some perverse reason I still have this memorised so "wanna be" be my guest. I think Air Canada and Air transat have a seat sale to Europe on at the moment.

Centre de Recruitment la Legion Etrangere Francais
Quartier Lecourbe
Rue D‘Ostende
67000 Strasbourg Alsace France
TEL. 3-88-61-53-33
 
Mike B,
Just my opinion, but I think it‘s run it‘s course. I suggest you lock it out. If this young pusser wants to continue, he‘ll get plenty beat up on SOCNET, should he persue his question there. It‘s a much better forum for this type of question, and I‘m sure they‘d welcome the chance to improve his comprehension of the subject. Para, try one of the SpecOps forums. Try here, you‘ll get lots of conversation:

http://www.socnetcentral.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=20&forumid=42
:D
BTW, while I‘m drinking Newcies and ripping people:
Portcullisguy,
Re: Your last post on this thread. Try playing the quiet hero, you‘ll garner more respect. Speaking of which, I think Mr Bobbit, the purveyor of this site would prefer either Mr or Mike (sorry Mike not really my place, but I felt it needed saying). Also, I realise your proud of your new unit and Highland uniform (even got your kilt yet?), however, there has been an increasing note of disrespect concerning other arms since you have joined and got to play. If your joking, use a smiley face icon. It goes a long way to conveying your true intent and feelings while posting. If that‘s your intent. :D
 
Hey Recceguy. I just checked out that site, man its hillarious. It seems 1/4 of the people there are 16 year olds who play ghost recon and rogue spear, 1/4 military personal who are pretending to be special forces, 1/4 actual special forces (could be wrong, number might be 1/8) and just regular people off the street pretending to be special forces.
In the 5 minutes i‘ve looked around all i can see is properganda and calling each other liars playign the ol qualifiquation pi$$ing contest. I have snipers ya i have advanced snipers ya im force recon ya my dad can lift a house.
Hillarious site thank you. I suggest anyone who has anything negitive about this fourm to say go and check out that site.
 
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