active service

noun

1. military duty in an operational area

Example Sentences

Hundreds of thousands of reservists in the armed forces, the IDF, want to get back to their lives after many months in uniform on active service.

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Following this, Hegseth called for a 20% cut of four-star generals in active service and in the National Guard.

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"The aircraft will return to active service once repairs and safety checks have been completed," it added.

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HMS Lancaster, which is based in Portsmouth when not on active service, seized the one and a half tonne load of narcotics while at sea in the Middle East.

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Clifford had been a trooper in The Queen's Dragoon Guards, but left the Army after two years in 2022, without seeing active service.

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