active duty
noun
: employment as a full-time member of the military
After two years of active duty she entered the reserves.
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This federal law caps interest rates on debts incurred before active duty at 6% and offers additional financial protections.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Hen’s Teeth is in every respect a companion album to Light Verse, the 2024 album where Beam returned to active duty after an extended hiatus.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026
Iran’s military, the largest in the Middle East, is estimated to have more than six hundred thousand members on active duty.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Layered harmonies – with an assist from Ed Sheeran – and chiming guitars tell a story inspired by Taras Topolia and is written in the form of a letter from a solider on active duty.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Hen’s Teeth is in every respect a companion album to Light Verse, the 2024 album where Beam returned to active duty after an extended hiatus.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026
Iran’s military, the largest in the Middle East, is estimated to have more than six hundred thousand members on active duty.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Layered harmonies – with an assist from Ed Sheeran – and chiming guitars tell a story inspired by Taras Topolia and is written in the form of a letter from a solider on active duty.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Active duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/active%20duty. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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