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What (who) is active service - definition
FULL-TIME OCCUPATION WITHIN A MILITARY FORCE
Active troops; Active-duty; Active service; Active Duty; Active duty personnel
active service
Someone who is on active service is taking part in a war as a member of the armed forces. (mainly BRIT)
In April 1944 he was killed on active service...
N-UNCOUNT: oft on N
active service
¦ noun direct participation in military operations as a member of the armed forces.
active duty
N-UNCOUNT: oft on N
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Active duty
Active duty, in contrast to reserve duty, is a full-time occupation as part of a military force.
Examples of use of active service
1. Then the adjutant pronounced: "When on active service refusal to obey an order.
2. The outgoing chief of staff commended Kaplinsky and called on him to stay in active service.
3. Williams uncle, the Duke of York, was the last royal to see active service.
4. Typically marines sign up for eight years, spending four in active service.
5. Anticipating the impending crisis, the military brass began calling college graduates to active service as privates.