Chronic Brain Trauma Is Extensive in Navy’s Elite Speedboat Crews NYT | Top Stories Dave Philipps 12 November 2024 at 18:02 The pounding that sailors’ brains take from years of high-speed wave-slamming in the Special Boat Teams can cause symptoms that wreck their careers — and their lives. © Shaina O’Neal/U.S. Navy, via Department of DefenseA Combatant Craft Medium maneuvering in the waters off Guam.