British armed forces to allow those living with HIV to enlist in historic move
People living with HIV will be allowed to enlist in Britain’s army if they no longer carry a detectable amount of the virus. In an announcement on World AIDS Day on 1 December, the Ministry of Defence said it also plans to change the fact that those who have the virus in the army are classed as not fully fit. Under current rules, people with HIV cannot join the armed forces and those diagnosed with the virus while serving are no longer viewed as “fully fit” and therefore banned from…
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