on active duty



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.
See also: active, duty, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ZanderZAN-dərEnglish (Modern)
Sham'a-Arabic
JoabJO-ab (English)Biblical
DİLan-Turkish
LoÍS-Occitan
Kathleenkath-LEENIrish, English