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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Two troopers who were killed while on active duty in World War II were also remembered.
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 5 May 2026
The directive’s most stringent restrictions apply to active-duty military members and Reserve members called to active duty for more than 270 days.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
More than 98% of active duty troops complied, but the mandate became a flash point.
—Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
The arrest of Van Dyke, who has been on active duty in the Army since 2008, comes as Polymarket and Kalshi have grown in popularity and as concerns have grown about people with inside information making wagers on those prediction market platforms.
—Dan Mangan,jim Forkin, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 5 May 2026
The directive’s most stringent restrictions apply to active-duty military members and Reserve members called to active duty for more than 270 days.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
More than 98% of active duty troops complied, but the mandate became a flash point.
—Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
The arrest of Van Dyke, who has been on active duty in the Army since 2008, comes as Polymarket and Kalshi have grown in popularity and as concerns have grown about people with inside information making wagers on those prediction market platforms.
—Dan Mangan,jim Forkin, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Active duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/active%20duty. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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