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Landmark court ruling prohibits US military from discharging HIV-Positive recruits

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Last week, a Virginia-based judge issued a landmark ruling prohibiting the US military from discharging HIV-Positive people from service.

Since the mid-1980’s, HIV-Positive recruits had been banned from enlisting, and anyone who tested positive while enlisted was allowed to stay, but not allowed to be promoted.

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