The Military ranks of the Netherlands Armed Forces are the military insignia used by the Netherlands Armed Forces.
Current ranks
Officer ranks
Enlisted ranks
In 2003 the appointments of were introduced.
The Dutch titles for privates are:
Cadet ranks at the Royal Military Academy and Royal Naval College
Overseas forces
Officer ranks
Student officers
Enlisted ranks
Royal insignia
In 2013, the King of the Netherlands was given special insignia showing the regalia orb, scepter and sword for army and navy. Although it indicates no rank, it shows his lasting connection to the armed forces.
Historic ranks
Royal Netherlands Army
Officer ranks
Enlisted ranks
Royal Netherlands Air Force
Officer ranks
Student officers
Enlisted ranks
Royal Netherlands Navy
Officer ranks
Royal Marechaussee
Officer ranks
Enlisted ranks
Former ranks
- (Field) Marshal), OF-10 of the Royal Netherlands Army, abolished in 1914.
- Further in the past there were other ranks: (General admiral), ' (Lieutenant General Admiral), and (Captain General).
- The (Technical Supervisor) and (Supervisor) ranks were discontinued in 1977.
- The rank of (Bandmaster) has been discontinued (the insignia was the same as that of Adjudant).
- The rank of (Under Lieutenant) existed in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army. An was the highest non-commissioned officer rank, between and . After demobilizing the KNIL, professional soldiers were allowed to return or transfer to the Royal Netherlands Army or the (the predecessor of the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force), while maintaining their rank. The rank insignia for in the KNIL (and later the Royal Army) consisted of two dots. Jacques Willem van Asdonck (Rangkasbitung, West Java, 1914) was the last to leave active service in 1969.
Admiral
See also
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Works cited
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