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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He was enrolled at the Baltimore County Police Academy, but in 1991 was unable to graduate because he had been recalled to active duty during Operations Desert Storm and Shield in Iraq.
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Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2024
Pentagon officials said 1,700 National Guard troops, mostly from Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota, were on active duty at the convention as well.
—Jake Offenhartz, Sophia Tareen, TIME, 16 July 2024
If this weren’t an action film, Parker would be allowed to grieve for her father, accept her friends’ condolences and presumably return to active duty.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2024
Tickets are $125 for the public, $75 for active duty, and there is also an option to sponsor an active-duty player for $75.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
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Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2024
Pentagon officials said 1,700 National Guard troops, mostly from Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota, were on active duty at the convention as well.
—Jake Offenhartz, Sophia Tareen, TIME, 16 July 2024
If this weren’t an action film, Parker would be allowed to grieve for her father, accept her friends’ condolences and presumably return to active duty.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2024
Tickets are $125 for the public, $75 for active duty, and there is also an option to sponsor an active-duty player for $75.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
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“Active duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/active%20duty. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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