Sentence examples for active duty forces from inspiring English sources

Women make up some 15percentt of the United States active duty forces, and 11percentt of the soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

If American combat troops are needed to replace American forces due to come home in the spring, current plans call for a mix of fresh Army and Marine active duty forces, Pentagon officials said.

She is a Native American, whose members form a portion of the US active duty forces (1.7%) that is twice as large as their proportion of the US population (0.8%).

Though the Guard and active duty forces often clash over spending, this year's dustup was colored by two new factors: the requirement that the Pentagon cut nearly $500 billion from its budget over the coming decade, and the emergence of the Council of Governors as a lobbying force.

Still, given that the active duty forces, not counting reserves or federal civilians, totaled 1,217,901 at the end of 2011 the total CFTE number was equivalent to 58percentt of the active force.

Reorganized and redesignated numerous times, the 174th Infantry Brigade has been a reserve unit of the United States Army for most of its existence, seeing only short stints in the Active Duty forces and a combat role.

For most of its operational existence, the brigade remained in Reserve status except for a few brief activations in the Active Duty force.

Though inactive, if the brigade was ever activated again it would be formed as a part of the active duty force as a separate brigade.

Eight dogs were added to the active duty force.

The proposed cuts fell disproportionately on the Guard, which is much smaller than the active duty force.

The Air Force dismissed the alternative proposal as unrealistic and costly, saying it would strain the active duty force.