G-force related brain injuries?

[pbar]

https://alert5.com/2024/12/09/are-elite-u-s-navy-pilots-suffering-brain-injuries/#more-100974  So in addition to the higher cancer rates, pulling lots of Gs can also give you TBI?  Was a B-1 bubba so not an issue for me but just curious how many fighter types have seen this. 

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Might be mixing cause and effect.  Seems to me like you have to have brain damage to do this job to begin with.

[JeremiahWeed]

I don't buy it.  We've been pulling Gs for a long damn time.  High sustained single digit Gs since the 4th gen fighters took over in the 80's.  If the focus in on the Navy, I would look at the take-off and landing phase.  Not going out in a swirl pulling Gs.  If you have to endure the equivalent of a mid-strength car accident every time you launch from and land on a carrier, that's the first place to look if there's some smoke in this at all.  The other counter is, the Navy has been taking off and landing from carriers for a pretty long time too.  Maybe it's just a case of the occasional outlier who can't tolerate the unique stresses most others can in a line of work that isn't known for slack.

[Flev]

I don't think the acceleration of G's specifically contributes, but more likely sudden changes in any of the aircraft's axes. Think about how quickly your brain is "jostled" as your head moves in relation to the aircraft. Just spitballing.