duty assignment


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Noun1.duty assignment - a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)duty assignment - a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"
duty - work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"
guard duty, sentry duty, sentry go, guard - the duty of serving as a sentry; "he was on guard that night"
fatigue duty, fatigue - labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on); "the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson"; "they were assigned to kitchen fatigues"
mission, charge, commission - a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"
reassignment - assignment to a different duty
sea-duty, service abroad, shipboard duty - naval service aboard a ship at sea
shore duty - naval service at land bases
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General Eberhart's final active duty assignment was as the commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM).
An additional motivator is having a choice of duty assignment after successful completion of an SFAB assignment.
In 1995, she served a 60-day temporary duty assignment in support of the FBI's investigation of the Alfred P.
Department policy says officers can receive a light duty assignment only if there is light duty to be performed.
Sources said that Fareeha had allegedly sought duty assignment to desired destination so that could flee.
I am incredibly grateful that my husband is currently stationed in a state that has a military spouse rule and that our duty assignment has lasted long enough for me to not only apply to the state bar but to also secure a job and to work as an attorney.
Ariel Alvarez had a night duty assignment and was on his way to his assigned work place when his motorcycle was rammed by a truck driven by Edwin Taggueg, a village councilor in Tumauini town in Isabela.
"Command of US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) is an extremely demanding duty assignment in what has become the most complex operating environment perhaps in the world," said Gen Votel, who was the guest speaker at the ceremony.
Her training ship docks at Ganymede for what is billed as both time off and a light duty assignment. The assignment is anything but light.
The common threads in this diagram are years of experience; lifelong learning; growth as a leader; and the best possible performance at each duty assignment, regardless of the position or level of responsibility.
The nonprofit transitional duty assignment helped her by keeping her engaged and connected to the work experience, and provided her with a rewarding role where she could make an impact in her community.
It's not clear whether Odom quit or whether the city fired him, but before his departure in September 2013, Odom filed the tort claim saying the city had transferred him against his will from the airport job to a "modified duty assignment."