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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Entry fees are $15 for adults on Fridays and Saturdays, $5 on Sundays and free for those younger than 21, club members with a current membership and active duty military.
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Decker was deployed in 2014 to Afghanistan while on active duty in the Army.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The footage also sees Station 42 grappling with their loss, looking for a new chief and facing a suspension from active duty.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 23 Sep. 2025
In court Monday, Routh's lead-off witness was Michael McClay, a former Marine sniper who saw active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Decker was deployed in 2014 to Afghanistan while on active duty in the Army.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The footage also sees Station 42 grappling with their loss, looking for a new chief and facing a suspension from active duty.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 23 Sep. 2025
In court Monday, Routh's lead-off witness was Michael McClay, a former Marine sniper who saw active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Active duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/active%20duty. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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