active duty
Defined in 15 places across 10 titles of the United States Code.
The term “active duty” has the meaning given such term in section 101(d)(1) of title 10, except that such term does not include active duty for training or attendance at a service school.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2006–present20 U.S.C. § 1088Education · Definitions · in this section
- 2008–present20 U.S.C. § 1098EEEducation · Definitions · in this part
“Active duty” means full-time duty in the active military service of the United States. It includes such Federal duty as full-time training duty, annual training duty, and attendance, while in the active military service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary of the military department concerned. It does not include full-time National Guard duty.
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- 1994–present32 U.S.C. § 101National Guard · Definitions · in this title
In this section, the terms “active duty” and “veteran” have the meaning given those terms in section 101 of title 38.
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- 2024–present5 U.S.C. § 3328Government Organization and Employees · Selective Service registration · in this section
In this subsection, the term “active duty” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10.
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- 1996–present31 U.S.C. § 3711Money and Finance · Collection and compromise · under this section
Notwithstanding section 1088(d) of this title, in this section, the term “active duty” has the meaning given such term in section 101(d)(1) of title 10, except that such term—
(1) does not include active duty for training or attendance at a service school; but
(2) includes, in the case of members of the National Guard, active State duty.
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- 2007–present20 U.S.C. § 1098FEducation · Deferral of loan repayment following active duty · under this subchapter
The term "active duty" has the meaning given such term in section 101(18) of title 37, except that such term does not include active duty for training.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 292DThe Public Health and Welfare · Eligibility of borrowers and terms of insured loans · for purposes of this section
The term “active duty” includes full-time National Guard duty first performed after June 30, 1985, by a member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States in the member's status as a member of the National Guard of a State for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the National Guard.
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- 1996–present38 U.S.C. § 3002Veterans Benefits · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
The term “active duty” includes full-time National Guard duty first performed after November 29, 1989, by a member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States in the member's status as a member of the National Guard of a State for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the National Guard.
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- 1994–199638 U.S.C. § 3002Veterans Benefits · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
The term "active duty" means—
(A) full-time duty in the Armed Forces, other than active duty for training;
(B) full-time duty (other than for training purposes) as a commissioned officer of the Regular or Reserve Corps 1 of the Public Health Service;
(C) full-time duty as a commissioned officer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(D) full-time duty as a cadet or midshipman at the United States Military Academy, United States Naval Academy, United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Coast Guard Academy.
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- 2020–present38 U.S.C. § 1965Veterans Benefits · Definitions · in this section
The term “active duty” means—
(A) full-time duty in the Armed Forces, other than active duty for training;
(B) full-time duty (other than for training purposes) as a commissioned officer of the Regular or Reserve Corps 1 of the Public Health Service (i) on or after July 29, 1945, or (ii) before that date under circumstances affording entitlement to “full military benefits” or (iii) at any time, for the purposes of chapter 13 of this title;
(C) full-time duty as a commissioned officer in the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or its predecessor organization the Coast and Geodetic Survey (i) on or after July 29, 1945, or (ii) before that date (I) while on transfer to one of the Armed Forces, or (II) while, in time of war or national emergency declared by the President, assigned to duty on a project for one of the Armed Forces in an area determined by the Secretary of Defense to be of immediate military hazard, or (III) in the Philippine Islands on December 7, 1941, and continuously in such islands thereafter, or (iii) at any time, for the purposes of chapter 13 of this title;
(D) service as a cadet at the United States Military, Air Force, or Coast Guard Academy, or as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy; and
(E) authorized travel to or from such duty or service.
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- 2020–present38 U.S.C. § 101Veterans Benefits · Definitions · for the purposes of this title
The term “active duty” means—
(A) full-time duty in the Armed Forces, other than active duty for training;
(B) full-time duty (other than for training purposes) as a commissioned officer of the Regular or Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service;
(C) full-time duty as a commissioned officer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(D) full-time duty as a cadet or midshipman at the United States Military Academy, United States Naval Academy, United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Coast Guard Academy.
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- 1994–202038 U.S.C. § 1965Veterans Benefits · Definitions · in this section
The term “active duty” means—
(A) full-time duty in the Armed Forces, other than active duty for training;
(B) full-time duty (other than for training purposes) as a commissioned officer of the Regular or Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service (i) on or after July 29, 1945, or (ii) before that date under circumstances affording entitlement to “full military benefits” or (iii) at any time, for the purposes of chapter 13 of this title;
(C) full-time duty as a commissioned officer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or its predecessor organization the Coast and Geodetic Survey (i) on or after July 29, 1945, or (ii) before that date (I) while on transfer to one of the Armed Forces, or (II) while, in time of war or national emergency declared by the President, assigned to duty on a project for one of the Armed Forces in an area determined by the Secretary of Defense to be of immediate military hazard, or (III) in the Philippine Islands on December 7, 1941, and continuously in such islands thereafter, or (iii) at any time, for the purposes of chapter 13 of this title;
(D) service as a cadet at the United States Military, Air Force, or Coast Guard Academy, or as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy; and
(E) authorized travel to or from such duty or service.
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- 1994–202038 U.S.C. § 101Veterans Benefits · Definitions · for the purposes of this title
The term “active duty” means “active duty” as described in paragraph (21) of section 101 of title 38, except that it shall also include “active duty for training” as described in paragraph (22) of such section.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 410The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions relating to employment · for the purposes of this subchapter
The term “active duty” means “active duty” as described in paragraph (21) of section 101 of title 38, United States Code, except that it shall also include “active duty for training” as described in paragraph (22) of such section.
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- 1994–present26 U.S.C. § 3121Internal Revenue Code · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter
The term “active duty” means full-time duty in the active military service of the United States, including sustained duty in the Space Force. Such term includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, and attendance, while in the active military service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary of the military department concerned. Such term does not include full-time National Guard duty.
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- 2023–present10 U.S.C. § 101Armed Forces · Definitions · in this title
The term “active duty” means full-time duty in the active military service of the United States. Such term includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, and attendance, while in the active military service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary of the military department concerned. Such term does not include full-time National Guard duty.
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- 1994–202310 U.S.C. § 101Armed Forces · Definitions · in this title
The term “active duty” means full-time duty in the active service of a uniformed service.
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- 2002–present33 U.S.C. § 3002Navigation and Navigable Waters · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “active duty” means full-time duty in the active service of a uniformed service, and includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, full-time National Guard duty, and attendance, while in the active service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary concerned.
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- 1994–present37 U.S.C. § 101Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services · Definitions · in this title