Your HIV status is no barrier to service.
This #WorldAIDSDay, the UK is proud to become the first @NATO nation to open up every single role in our Armed Forces to people living with HIV on treatment – meaning they cannot pass the virus on.@THTorguk pic.twitter.com/BUrMuiDAEb
— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) December 1, 2025
People living with HIV can now serve in any role in the British Armed Forces, Attitude can reveal, including the Parachute Regiment, Airborne Forces, military pilots, aircrew, air traffic controllers, and Royal Navy divers.
With World AIDS Day marking this historic announcement, the UK becomes the first NATO nation to allow personnel living with HIV to serve fully deployed, setting a global precedent for equality in the military.
The Ministry of Defence’s policy update follows a comprehensive review conducted with the Terrence Higgins Trust and the British HIV Association (BHIVA). Previously, personnel living with HIV were barred from certain aviation roles, air traffic control, and elite Army or Navy positions, but those restrictions have now been lifted across the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force.
Personnel taking suppressive HIV treatment whose blood tests show no detectable virus have been recognised as able to serve in almost all roles since June 2022. Today’s update removes the final barriers, meaning there are no medical restrictions preventing people living with HIV from joining any role in the Armed Forces.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/people-living-hiv-now-serve-000317361.html