active duty

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In the case of Iran that would entail deploying 1.9 million people — almost all the U.S. military’s active duty, reserve and National Guard personnel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

The Revolutionary Guard has an estimated 190,000 active duty personnel, or nearly 10 times the size of Hezbollah’s force before the 2024 Israeli offensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

Kelly could even be recalled to active duty, then court-martialed, an act that would remove his military status entirely and even land the senator in prison.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

Some western estimates put its active duty contingent in the hundreds of thousands, still a very substantial total.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

All the officers had reported for active duty, leaving the two of them behind at Riverbank, with less and less military code breaking coming their way.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield