[20190531]IF11238_军队中的艾滋病毒艾滋病.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov May 31, 2019HIV/AIDS in the MilitaryChapters 31 and 33 of Title 10, U.S. Code, provide broad authority to the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish certain accession and retention standards for servicemembers. These standards set minimum thresholds in areas such as educational aptitude, physical fitness, and medical fitness that must be met for an individual to enter military service. DOD policies establish the medical fitness standards required to enter, or be retained, in the Armed Forces. In certain instances, applicants or current servicemembers may develop, present with, or have a history of a medical condition or physical defect that would be disqualifying for entry into or continued military service. There are approximately 434 disqualifying medical conditions, including a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. While DOD policy prohibits the accession of any applicant who tests positive for HIV, current servicemembers who become infected may continue to serve. HIV/AIDS in the Military The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes HIV as a chronic viral infection that attacks an individuals immune system. HIV can