Federal judge rules HIV-positive individuals must be allowed to join the military (I promise this is a real thing that happened)
· Aug 26, 2024 · NottheBee.com

Welp, this isn't going to help the military's recruiting woes.

US District Judge Leonie Brinkema has ruled that the US military cannot discriminate against HIV-positive people who want to join the military.

In her ruling, this crazy woman said the military's ban on HIV-positive recruits contributes "to the ongoing stigma surrounding HIV-positive individuals."

For reference, here is a short list of medical conditions that CAN get you disqualified from military service:

  • Allergies

  • Colorblindness

  • Missing teeth

  • Asthma

  • 2 or more concussions in the last 12 months

  • ADD/ADHD

  • Psoriasis

But HIV? Yeah, that's no problem!

The military is also facing such a massive recruitment crisis, that they're considering a return to the draft. Since 2013, male enlistments have dropped 35%.

(Somehow, we don't think this new ruling will lead to male recruits lining up outside begging to enlist.)

Let's take a look at Bill Clinton-appointed US District Judge Leonie Brinkema (pictured below, no, we're not kidding) who made this ruling.

  • In 2017, Brinkema shot down Trump's freeze on immigration because it "discriminated against Muslims."

  • This year, she overturned the life sentence of a Taliban terrorist who was recruiting and training terrorists in the US.

Yep, checks out.


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