active duty
Example Sentences
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Shaw, then still on active duty, led the American delegation.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Veterans account for around 10% of the region's population, and many other households have active duty family members.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The US military deployment in Germany is by far its biggest in Europe, currently at more than 36,000 active duty troops compared to about 12,000 troops in Italy and a further 10,000 in the UK.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
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
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
