Routine screening for antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus in the U.S. Armed Forces, active and reserve...

This report provides an update, through June 2025, of routine screening results for antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among members of the U.S. military. The HIV-antibody seropositivity rates for active component service members from 2024 through mid-year 2025 were highest for the Navy (0.23 per 1,000 tested) and Marine Corps (0.22 per 1,000 tested), followed by the Army (0.17 per 1,000 tested), and lowest for the Air Force (0.13 per 1,000 tested) and Coast Guard (0.11 per 1,000 tested). Mid-year HIV seropositivity rates, in comparison to 2024, increased for active component service members of the Army but decreased or remained stable for all other services, as of June 2025. From January 2020 through June 2025, approximately 7 million U.S. military service members among the active component, reserve component, National Guard) were tested for antibodies to HIV, and 1,463 were identified as HIV-antibody-positive (seropositivity 0.21 per 1,000 tested). Of the 1,463 new infections identified during this period, only 40 (2.7%) were among female service members. The HIV-antibody screening program remains an important element of U.S. force health protection, particularly for men under age 35 years, for all branches of service and service components. The measurement of military retention for HIV-positive service members reflects changes in U.S. Department of Defense policies that allow asymptomatic individuals with undetectable viral loads to serve without restrictions.