Sentence examples for called to active service from inspiring English sources

Van Dyke was 51 when he was called to active service by the marines after Pearl Harbor.

The National Guard and military reserves were not called to active service, even though such a measure had long been part of the military's mobilization plans.

On 30 January 1942 he was called to active service by the RAAF.

The ADF's increased activities since 1999 and shortfalls in recruiting permanent personnel has led to reservists being more frequently called to active service.

Returning to the Navy a year later on 21 March 1810, Harvey was never again called to active service, Gambier blocking his efforts to obtain gainful employment.

Mr. Nesbitt, with the governor's support, has been leading efforts to extend a package of financial and other benefits to state residents called to active military service.

New York City has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit that accused it of improperly withholding some pension benefits from police officers who were called to active military service after Sept. 11, 2001, newly filed court papers show.

The governor also vetoed a bill that would have made it easier for students to receive more state tuition assistance if their parents' income shrinks because they are called to active military service, become ill or disabled or because of other unforeseen circumstances.

As of December 2012, there were just over 1,500 members of the police force who had been called to active military service since Sept. 11, 2001; of those, 287 had retired, according to a court filing by Mr. Bharara's office that cited the city's data.

The activations brought to nearly 79,000 the number of National Guard members and Reservists called to active duty for possible service in the Persian Gulf or in the United States.

Since joining the Naval Reserve in 1985, Mr. Gallagher has been called to active duty four times, including service in Panama in 1988 and Operation Desert Storm in 1991.