Philipps recounted a series of tragic events: men who find themselves overcome by rage, having issues thinking and whose brains have shown signs of CTE.
The Navy's own website describes Special Warfare Combat Crewmen as 'specially selected and trained special operations forces (SOF) who operate NSW combatant and other craft in maritime, coastal, and riverine environments.'
The condition, Philipps wrote, 'probably came from years of impacts with waves' - and the neurologist shared their findings with the Navy, along with a warning that this was almost certainly not an isolated incident.
'[W]e have dudes with brain injuries leading dudes with brain injuries, and they are unable to fully comprehend what is going on,' retired senior chief Robert Fredrich told the Times.
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