"active duty" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} active duty (uncountable)
  1. (military) 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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Military Translations (active duty): 現役 (Chinese Mandarin), 现役 (xiànyì) (Chinese Mandarin), actieve dienst [feminine] (Dutch), tegevteenistus (Estonian), aktiivipalvelus (Finnish), aktiver Dienst [masculine] (German), militärischer Einsatz [masculine] (German), służba czynna [feminine] (Polish)

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