The phrase "put on duty" is correct and usable in written English.
It is usually used when talking about someone assigned to a particular job or task, usually a job or task related to a particular employer or organization. For example: "The security guard was put on duty at 8 o'clock sharp."
This custom dates back to 1910, when the shack was erected and the mem put on duty there.
"I have been thinking: What if ordinary citizens were put on duty and ordered to harness their baby strollers to help plow New York City's sidewalks?" Otto Steininger, who drew this week's cover, says.
About 80 additional customer service representatives dressed in their trademark bright red blazers will be put on duty to assist travelers in making their way to and from the temporary bus services.
Then, only such critical nodes are put on duty to provide the variable coverage needed over the monitored area for minimizing event misses.
"Before I could plan my son's fifth birthday party next month, my husband had to put a request in to make sure he would not be put on duty that weekend and miss it," Perkins said.
These unfilled positions have led to Department-imposed penalties of $2.5 million and the issuance of a notice from the Department to the contractor to "show cause" as to why the contract should not be terminated" To manage staffing shortages, AGNA hired and put on duty Nepalese guards without contractually required military or police experience or training.
Mr. Browne said that after the shooting, the officer who fired his weapon was put on desk duties pending an investigation.
I mean, I was put on modified duties for such a long period of time because, well, my surgeon at the time… didn't feel that I could ever return to regular duty … because of my knees being so bad….
And he's just been put on close protection duty with the target of his proposed assassination.
The psychologist recommended that Manning be taken off the night shift and put on low-intensity duties.
"Catch sh*t" is code for being put on bathroom clean up duty.
