on active duty

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on active duty

in battle or ready to go into battle. (Military.) The soldier was on active duty for ten months. That was a long time to be on active duty.

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They may start out on active duty, then become a traditional Reservist after a few years, then switch over and become an IMA or an ART and then move on to an active Guard and Reserve tour. Continuum of service: initiative seeks to facilitate movement within ... by Joyner, Bo / Citizen Airman Known as “stop-loss,” the policy affects soldiers who have at least 90 days left to serve on active duty at the time their units deploy to a war zone, now usually Iraq or Afghanistan. Relief for Army families by Staff / Las Vegas Sun Those monthly compensation payments have to stop while you're on active duty. Returning to active duty? You must let VA know: every veteran ... by Chenelly, Joseph R. / DAV Magazine			old poacher makes the best gamekeeper old warhorse old wives' tale olde-worlde olive omit from on on a diet on a dime on a first-name basis on a fool's errand on a knife-edge on a par with on a pedestal on a power trip on a roll on a shoestring on a silver platter on a slippery slope on a string on a tangent on a tight leash on a wing and a prayer on account on account of on active duty on again, off again on all fours on an empty stomach on an even keel on any account on approval on automatic pilot on balance on behalf of on bended knee on best behavior on board on borrowed time on Broadway on call on campus on case on cloud nine on coat-tails on consignment on course on credit on cue on dangerous ground on dead center			On a Side Note on a silver platter on a silver platter on a silver platter on a slippery slope on a string On a sudden On a suddenty on a suitable scale on a tangent on a tight leash On a Totally Irrelevant Subject On A Totally Unrelated Subject On a wind On a Wing and a Prayer On Accepting First Principles on account on account on account on account on account on account on account of on account of on account of on account of on account of on account of on account of this On Account Payment on active duty on advance notice on advance notice with some kind of notification or indication that on again, off again on air on air On Air Activation On Air Promotion ON ALERT on all counts on all fours on all fours on all fours on all fours on all fours On an average on an empty stomach on an empty stomach on an empty stomach on an empty stomach on an empty stomach on an even keel on an even keel on an even keel on an even keel on an impulse on an impulse on an impulse on an impulse on an individual basis on an irregular basis

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