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duty period

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Noun1.duty period - the time period during which you are at work
work shift, shift
hours - a period of time assigned for work; "they work long hours"
workday, working day - the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage; "they work an 8-hour day"
go, spell, tour, turn - a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"
trick - a period of work or duty
watch - a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
day shift - the work shift during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
evening shift, swing shift - the work shift during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight)
graveyard shift, night shift - the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
split shift - a working shift divided into two periods of time with several hours in between


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The submarine combat duty period included the time spent in anchor hold points to refuel, to get food and water supplies and to make other reserves, the anchorage time in the naval base for regular overhaul, for crew wash and rest, and the time for calls at foreign ports as part of naval detachments.
Deployment experience of Pacific Fleet diesel submarines by Prozorov, V.S. / Military Thought
It also permits reimbursement of such withdrawals within two years after the end of the active duty period.
Tax benefits for military personnel by Cook, Ellen D. / The Tax Adviser
In 1954, however, ZP-911 took three airships from Lakehurst and deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for its annual active duty period.
Lighter-than-air reservists by Burridge, Jim / Naval Aviation News
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