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Court ruling ends ban on joining military for people living with HIV

The move marks what advocates called the end of the last categorical disqualification preventing people living with HIV from joining the military.

By Jonathan Lehrfeld

8 months ago

Air Force eases restrictions on airmen taking HIV-prevention pills

The changes aim to keep more service members in the air and in uniform, the service said.

By Rachel S. Cohen

20 months ago

Lawmakers push for DOD to allow recruits with HIV to join the military

The group argues that modern medicine allows would-be recruits to monitor and control the virus.

By Leo Shane III

3 years ago

New policy keeps HIV-positive troops deployable, bars involuntary separation in some cases

Asymptomatic HIV-positive troops with undetectable viral loads can now continue serving and deploying.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

Military college student sues armed forces over HIV policy

The student’s lawyers argue the military’s HIV policies date to the 1980s when little was known about the condition, which, if left untreated, can lead to AIDS.

3 years ago

Judge rules US military can’t discharge HIV-positive troops

A federal judge has issued a ruling prohibiting the U.S. military from discharging HIV-positive service members or refusing to allow them to become officers.

3 years ago