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An Onderluitenant was the highest non-commissioned officer rank, between adjudant-onderofficier and tweede luitenant. After demobilizing the KNIL, professional soldiers were allowed to return or transfer to the Royal Netherlands Army or the Militaire Luchtvaart (the predecessor of the Royal Netherlands Air Force), while maintaining their rank.
The Royal Netherlands Navy (Dutch: Koninklijke Marine, pronounced [ˈkoːnɪŋkləkə maːˈrinə]) is the maritime service branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was founded on 8 January 1488, [ 5 ] making it the third-oldest naval force in the world .
Royal Netherlands Navy [1. Luitenant-Admiraal: Vice-Admiraal: Schout-bij-Nacht: Commandeur: Kapitein ter zee: Kapitein-luitenant ter zee: Luitenant ter zee der 1 ste ...
Each officer rank in the navy of a NATO country may be compared with the ranks used by any military service in other NATO countries, under a standardized NATO rank scale. This is useful, for instance, in establishing seniority amongst officers serving alongside each other within multinational command structures.
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The rank of admiraal in the dutch navy is NOT reserved for the monarch. true, the last 2 people to hold the rank were monarchs, but there is no legal basis to limit the rank of admiraal to the monarchy. it only exists in wartime and could be held by any flagofficer when promoted. Check official website of the navy. www.marine.nl (also in english).
These operate under the auspices of the Royal Netherlands Navy and the Netherlands Marine Corps. The armed forces are part of the Ministry of Defence. Supreme command of the armed forces is determined in Article 97 of the constitution, which states "The Government shall have supreme authority over the armed forces". Service members swear ...
The rank can be held by either a naval officer appointed by the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands or a member of the Dutch royal family.The royal connection to the rank of admiral possibly originated in 1830, when King William I promoted his son Prince Frederick (who was already the Secretary of State for War and Navy) to the rank of admiral and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.