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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Alongside 4,000 guard members, 700 active duty Marines were also sent.
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Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
Harry, who served in the British Armed Forces for 10 years, launched The Invictus Games in London in 2014 to honor active duty and veteran service members who have been wounded, injured or sick on the job.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
The Oltons' son, an active duty FDNY EMT, placed the 911 call after the ADT home security company notified him that his parents' house was on fire, authorities said.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Another bill from Ta — this one ensures dependents of active duty military members stationed outside of California, but still maintain their residency in the state, are eligible for Cal Grants and the Middle-Class Scholarship Program — also passed out of the Senate last week.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
Harry, who served in the British Armed Forces for 10 years, launched The Invictus Games in London in 2014 to honor active duty and veteran service members who have been wounded, injured or sick on the job.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
The Oltons' son, an active duty FDNY EMT, placed the 911 call after the ADT home security company notified him that his parents' house was on fire, authorities said.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Another bill from Ta — this one ensures dependents of active duty military members stationed outside of California, but still maintain their residency in the state, are eligible for Cal Grants and the Middle-Class Scholarship Program — also passed out of the Senate last week.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for active duty
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“Active duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/active%20duty. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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