active duty
A state in which person in the military performs military duties on a full-time basis,…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.
» They left active duty last month, but they're still in the reserves.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)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.
Sandie, the naval officer, left work because she had been called to active duty.
aktiver Dienst, militärischer Einsatz
действи́тельная слу́жбаdejstvítelʹnaja slúžba
ді́йсна слу́жбаdíjsna slúžba
Examples
4 sentencesThey left active duty last month, but they're still in the reserves.
Sami was on active military duty.
Algeria has a huge active-duty professional force.
After receiving a bachelor’s degree in history, he served in the U.S. Navy on active duty for five years.
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