Pattern of Brain Damage Is Pervasive in Navy SEALs who Died by Suicide

Sunday, June 30, 2024

Longtime Navy SEALs like David Metcalf, shown with teammates in a photo from a personal collection, are exposed repeatedly in training to the blasts from detonating explosives and firing weapons.

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#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-06-30 08:02 PM | Reply

Thx, RCade for making this a Front Page topic.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-06-30 08:16 PM | Reply

They knew what they signed up for.

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#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-06-30 08:22 PM | Reply

It's considerate to the taxpayers, that they volunteer to unalive themselves.

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-06-30 09:21 PM | Reply

@#4 ... that they volunteer to unalive themselves. ...

yeah, that's the problem I have here.

From the cited article...

... A military lab found distinctive damage from repeated blast exposure in every brain it tested, but Navy SEAL leaders were kept in the dark about the pattern. ...

So... they were not told of the dangers that seemed to be known.

That is wrong. So very wrong.

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-06-30 09:28 PM | Reply

That's offensive. Rein is a total idiot, but you know better than that.

#6 | Posted by willowby at 2024-06-30 11:03 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Having stuff explode near you isn't good for you?

Weird. I'd have thought it would be really healthy.

#7 | Posted by DarkVader at 2024-07-01 07:31 AM | Reply

"A military lab found distinctive damage from repeated blast exposure in every brain it tested, but Navy SEAL leaders were kept in the dark about the pattern."

The knowledge "being a Navy SEAL will drive you to suicide" could have compromised mission effectiveness.
They had to hide this from the Navy SEALs, to protect our investment in the Navy SEALs.
If you don't agree it's because you don't understand how our military works.

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-07-01 10:03 AM | Reply

Marijuana promotes neurogenesis, thus it's been stigmatized as "drug abuse".

The American Medical Association is fraudulent, corrupt and cruel.

#9 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2024-07-01 01:54 PM | Reply

Next do a study of veterans who had severe heat stroke while on duty, on operations. I am convinced there is significant risk for long term disability of somewhat the same thing, brain damage.

#10 | Posted by Hughmass at 2024-07-01 02:01 PM | Reply

They need to study privates before and after boot camp and MOS training to get a baseline.

Probably not going to be a pretty picture.

#11 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-07-02 08:25 AM | Reply