Judge rules military can’t disqualify enlistees with HIV

Published August 22, 2024 3:28pm ET



The U.S. military can no longer disqualify recruits who have undetectable viral loads of HIV from serving in the military.

U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled on Tuesday that the Pentagon’s arguments barring HIV-positive individuals from military service were not “supported by the evidence.”

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