active duty

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Reduced and free admission will be available to those receiving federal food assistance and active duty personnel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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

The players only play for the love of the game, graduate, then go on to active duty in the armed forces for a minimum of five years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

That echoed a recent report from a national alliance of retired and active duty agents and analysts, which described Bongino as “something of a clown.”

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025

And then he said, “They will not act as segregationists or integrationists, but as soldiers called to active duty to carry out their assigned tasks.”

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals