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Wiktionary

  1. active dutynoun

    A state in which person in the military performs military duties on a full-time basis, as opposed to reserve, where one only occasionally performs military duties.

Wikipedia

  1. Active duty

    Active duty, in contrast to reserve duty, is a full-time occupation as part of a military force. In the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, the equivalent term is active service.

Wikidata

  1. Active duty

    Active duty refers to a full-time occupation as part of a military force, as opposed to reserve duty. In Great Britain and the Commonwealth the equivalent term is active service.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. active duty

    Full-time duty in the active military service of the United States. This includes members of the Reserve Component serving on active duty or full-time training duty, but does not include full-time National Guard duty. Also called AD. See also active duty for training; inactive duty training.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of active duty in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of active duty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of active duty in a Sentence

  1. David Pressman:

    They conflict with the clear personnel record and the entirety of the impeachment record of which the President is well aware, while the most powerful man in the world continues his campaign of intimidation, while too many entrusted with political office continue to remain silent, Lieutenant Colonel Vindman continues his service to our country as a decorated, active duty member of our military.

  2. Defense Mark Esper:

    The entire Department is deeply saddened by the loss of our first active duty member to Covid-19. Our thoughts are with the family of the Theodore Roosevelt sailor who lost Theodore Roosevelt battle with the virus today. We remain committed to protecting our personnel and their families while continuing to assist in defeating this outbreak.

  3. Heath Robinson:

    Heath’s dying wish was to have fellow brother and sisters [ fellow service members ] who come down with toxic exposure illness to be taken care of in ways we take care of them when they are active duty, he would be proud of all us advocates seeing this go forward. Heath did not know how to give up. Before he was placed on hospice, He told me to continue to be the rock and see this through. Before he passed, he told me he was proud of me for never letting him give up. BIDEN'S STATE OF The Union Address : TOP 5 MOMENTS Heath Robinson said that as she was getting ready to attend The Union Address on Tuesday, she had received a call from the company that made Heath Robinson's headstone that Heath Robinson marker was placed on Heath Robinson grave. Danielle Robinson, seen in this photo with President Biden's sister, Valerie Biden Owens, was invited to a pre-address reception at the White House. ( Susan Zeier).

  4. Matt Nelson:

    We have Brigadier Generals in the Afghan National Army. We have female journalists that have been persecuted. We've got several that young Hazara girls who are targeted to be war brides, young war brides, and we've been able to get all of them to safety to this point. And they're getting ready to make that final jump, i've got the family, the mother and father of an active duty U.S. Marine that is part of this group. We've got famous Afghan media personalities.

  5. Chrissy Houlahan in Pennsylvania:

    I think veterans are uniquely qualified right now to bring us together, i was never asked what party I was part of when I was in active duty.


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