active duty
noun
: employment as a full-time member of the military
After two years of active duty she entered the reserves.
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Jabbar joined the Army in 2007, serving on active duty in human resources and information technology and deploying to Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010, the service said.
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Eric Tucker, Jim Mustian, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
Jabbar joined the Army in 2007 and served on active duty as a human resources and information technology before deploying to Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010, the Army said.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
Death Toll Rises to 15 in New Orleans 'Terrorism' Attack
According to multiple U.S. defense officials, Jabbar was a U.S. Army veteran who served on active duty from the mid-2000s to 2015, reported NBC News and CNN.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Jabbar was on active duty in the Army from 2007 to 2015, working as an information technology and human resources specialist and deploying to Afghanistan for about a year in 2009, an unnamed Army spokesperson told CNN.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Eric Tucker, Jim Mustian, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
Jabbar joined the Army in 2007 and served on active duty as a human resources and information technology before deploying to Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010, the Army said.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
Death Toll Rises to 15 in New Orleans 'Terrorism' Attack
According to multiple U.S. defense officials, Jabbar was a U.S. Army veteran who served on active duty from the mid-2000s to 2015, reported NBC News and CNN.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Jabbar was on active duty in the Army from 2007 to 2015, working as an information technology and human resources specialist and deploying to Afghanistan for about a year in 2009, an unnamed Army spokesperson told CNN.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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