The Royal Navy officer who led a campaign for the military to treat those living with HIV no differently to colleagues tpday spoke of his pride at getting the law changed.
Lieutenant Commander Oli Brown, 30, who is HIV positive, pushed for the policy change after being told he would be medically downgraded, even though he was taking suppressive treatment and has no detectable virus.
From today recruits with HIV who are taking pre-exposure prophylaxis medication to prevent infection may join the armed forces and deploy on operations. Serving HIV-positive personnel will be declared fully fit.
