Definitions for active duty
ac·tive du·ty

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

How to pronounce active duty?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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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. Chief Butler:

   As a Marine who is no longer active duty, and as a fire chief, these two worlds have come together, also serving in combat zones and seeing a lot of my colleagues who died in the line of duty, every time one of these things happened, it hits home.

2. Scott McBride:

   As the lapse in appropriation continues, more than 55,000 Coast Guard active duty, reserve, and civilian employees will not receive monthly pay and benefits. In addition, the federal funding hiatus may affect the retired pay for 50,000 Coast Guard annuitants.

3. Marine Corps spokesperson:

   Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller is no longer on active duty and was separated from the service on Dec. 24, 2021, out of respect for the privacy rights afforded uniformed service members, we have nothing further to add regarding his status or the characterization of his service in the Marine Corps.

4. Mark Esper:

   The option to use active duty forces in a law enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort and only in the most urgent and dire of situations. We are not in one of those situations now.

5. Tara Ruby:

   I think it's great the Army is supporting active duty mothers, sometimes, you hit a point in your military career where you have to choose between being a soldier and a mother, and a photo like this helps mothers so they don't have to choose.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Active_Duty
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Duty
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=active duty
4. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf