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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Tim Stringham is a Democratic veteran who ran unsuccessfully for Maricopa County recorder last year after spending 16 years in the Army and Navy, leaving active duty in 2022.
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Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
Trump ordered about 4,000 California National Guard troops and 800 active duty U.S. Marines into the city in early June amid protests against his crackdown on immigration.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
According to the organization, the game the active duty army soldier chose to play is one that continues to grow as more people join.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 June 2025
All able-bodied South Korean men are required to serve in the military, and only a handful of top athletes and performers are exempted from active duty enlistment.
—Se Eun Gong, NPR, 10 June 2025
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Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
Trump ordered about 4,000 California National Guard troops and 800 active duty U.S. Marines into the city in early June amid protests against his crackdown on immigration.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
According to the organization, the game the active duty army soldier chose to play is one that continues to grow as more people join.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 June 2025
All able-bodied South Korean men are required to serve in the military, and only a handful of top athletes and performers are exempted from active duty enlistment.
—Se Eun Gong, NPR, 10 June 2025
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“Active duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/active%20duty. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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