active duty
noun
: employment as a full-time member of the military
After two years of active duty she entered the reserves.
Examples of active duty in a Sentence
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His medals include the Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan, which is awarded to those who served in active duty in Afghanistan, the Queen's Golden Jubilee medal, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal and the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medal.
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Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
Quiñones is also a commander in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve who spent five years on active duty, according to a 2021 interview that appeared in a PG&E publication.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Proctor, through a lawyer, and the state police have each denied these allegations, and Proctor has remained on active duty.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 17 Apr. 2024
Helen eventually left active duty and became his full-time caregiver.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
In 2019, years after leaving active duty to become a reservist, Mark began to feel ill after a family vacation.
—Nathan Luna, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
Cybele Mayes-Osterman The active duty U.S. Air Force member who set himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy has died of his injuries, the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed on Monday.
—USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
More than 100 Israeli male hostages are viewed by Hamas as men of fighting age, including some active duty or reservist soldiers.
—WSJ, 30 Nov. 2023
Gabbard is also a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves who was deployed twice to Iraq and Kuwait and took a two-week absence from the presidential campaign trail in 2020 to report for active duty in Indonesia with the Hawaiian Army National Guard.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
Quiñones is also a commander in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve who spent five years on active duty, according to a 2021 interview that appeared in a PG&E publication.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Proctor, through a lawyer, and the state police have each denied these allegations, and Proctor has remained on active duty.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 17 Apr. 2024
Helen eventually left active duty and became his full-time caregiver.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
In 2019, years after leaving active duty to become a reservist, Mark began to feel ill after a family vacation.
—Nathan Luna, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
Cybele Mayes-Osterman The active duty U.S. Air Force member who set himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy has died of his injuries, the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed on Monday.
—USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
More than 100 Israeli male hostages are viewed by Hamas as men of fighting age, including some active duty or reservist soldiers.
—WSJ, 30 Nov. 2023
Gabbard is also a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves who was deployed twice to Iraq and Kuwait and took a two-week absence from the presidential campaign trail in 2020 to report for active duty in Indonesia with the Hawaiian Army National Guard.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Active duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/active%20duty. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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