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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Yet as a comprehensive March 23 U-T account detailed, the president’s embrace doesn’t extend to those not on active duty — despite his support from 65 percent of veterans in November.
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
However, a 2020 study found that only up to 8,000 transgender people served on active duty in the U.S. military.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Caine is a career F-16 pilot who served on active duty and in the National Guard, and had most recently served as the associate director for military affairs at the CIA, according to his official military biography.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
The flight’s captain was hired in October 2007 by Mesaba Airlines and served as an active duty captain and in pilot training and safety capacities, the airline said.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
However, a 2020 study found that only up to 8,000 transgender people served on active duty in the U.S. military.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Caine is a career F-16 pilot who served on active duty and in the National Guard, and had most recently served as the associate director for military affairs at the CIA, according to his official military biography.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
The flight’s captain was hired in October 2007 by Mesaba Airlines and served as an active duty captain and in pilot training and safety capacities, the airline said.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Active duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/active%20duty. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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