AIDS/HIV in the Armed Forces

[Hraesvelg]

How are cases like tuberculosis handled?

[Aidan]

How are cases like tuberculosis handled?

Usually TB is quarantined. If a soldier falls ill and they are tested positive for TB, their whole flight/platoon has to go in for testing and they're usually kept off-limits from outside contact until they are all treated.

Though there are some cases where the TB can be so severe they sometimes discharge people who either frequently get it, or people that suffer irreperable damage from it.

[Spirit]

I do not think it should be allowed. It may seem harsh to say that, but for the safety and well-being of the rest of the troops/units, I do not think it should be allowed. If that person is injured on a battlefield, his/her platoon is not going to have the time to "prepare and sanitize and take necessary precautions" to tend to his/her wounds or to even be handling them.

I think that someone with an infection disease, AIDS/HIV or whatever, that poses a risk to the rest of the unit, should not be allowed to serve in a war zone or not.

I say war zone or not, because even if they were not put in a war zone, they would still need to go through basic training and all that and they could still pose a risk.