Posted on 09/13/2022 10:06:04 AM PDT by fwdude
Two identical congressional letters—one signed by six senators; the other by 34 representatives—urge President Joe Biden to direct the Department of Defense (DoD) to allow people with “well-managed” HIV and hepatitis B virus (HBV) to enlist, seek appointment and otherwise serve in the military, according to a press statement from Representative Mike Quigley (D–Ill.).
Quigley led the effort in the House, along with representatives Sara Jacobs (D–Calif.) and Barbara Lee (D–Calif.). Senators Chris Coons (D–Del.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) spearheaded the call to action in the Senate.
“People living with HIV and HBV can manage their condition with as little as one pill a day and are able to lead very full, long lives,” Quigley’s press release states. “Particularly given the advancements in medicine for both HIV and HBV, these viruses do not in and of themselves make an individual less able to serve, and the risk of battlefield transmission is near zero. There is no longer any plausible argument to deny these individuals the ability to serve their country.”
(Excerpt) Read more at poz.com ...
When you know, with out a doubt, things are getting desperate......
Or what happens if one of those unpredictable turn of events inherent in war cuts a unit off from logistical supply, and the soldier can no longer get their pills?
This is a flat-out terrible idea.
Helpful tips from the party that proudly “loathes the military.” Hard pass.
This is the reason a large range of other medical conditions which require ongoing attention disqualify from service.
HIV infected individuals quickly become "detectible" (infectious) shortly after discontinuing their medication. They would almost instantly become a danger to others in the field.
$28,000 per year for the drugs for life.
High school diplomas no longer needed. Pretty soon, felony convictions will no longer be a bar. Potential recruits, who used to be considered substandard, will now be welcome and given monetary bonuses.
Well, the infantry can always use more cannon fodder for the next war.
Are they insane?
I firmly believe we will never win another war against a superpower. Our military has become that emasculated.
It’s a scary premise.
Is that a trick question?
If HIV patients don’t continue their medication regimen they get sick. When that happens it’s communicable. Military field operations very often run ahead of logistical support. None of this is difficult to understand.
Recruit patients who are in hospice care as well. Whether they agree or not. And if bigger numbers mean bigger budgets, open recruiting offices at cemeteries nationwide; or just piggy back on the democrat voting booths.
Then we find out how many women are actually serving.
How else can homosexuals and drag queen cross dressers join the military after their “dozen dudes look like a lady a night” lifestyle?
Eventally all the male homosexuals end up like Biden who can’t hold his crap. I seriously don’t know why Depends doens’t offer the Spinster’s Son Editon in Rainbow Colors for the older gay male community. AIDs and Hepatitis have prevented service members from giving blood until the homo politicians infected the blood supply.
That's a horrific liability.
Military recruitment down (and down sharply) at the level of Bidenidiot’s approval rating.
The military idiots-r-us crowd forgot where most of their recruitments come from. No problemo tho, these are the same idiots-r-us who will soon start talking either short-term mandatory service or re-instituting the draft.
Another rat program to get rid of the “undesirables”!
Yes, and there tends to be quite a bit of blood around active military operations. People who normally wouldn’t be exposed, will be.
Allow People With HIV and Hepatitis B to Enlist in Military, Urge Lawmakers
BECAUSE
These recruits will be more likely to turn and shoot Patriot Americans.
Monkey Pox coming to a military base near you!
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