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
Hereweald-Anglo-Saxon
TinTEENCroatian
Hinatahee-nah-tahJapanese
Gema-Spanish
DonnyDAHN-eeEnglish
HjalmarYAHL-mahr (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish