DUCH INSIGNIA SITE

PRIVATE UNIFORM MUSEUM

      Nizozemske oružane snage sastoje se od Kraljevske kopnene vojske (Koninklijke Landmacht KL), Kraljevske mornarice sa mornaričkom avijacijom (Koninklijke Marine) i mornaričkom pješadijaom (Korps Mariniers KM), Kraljevskom avijacijom (Koninklijke Luchtmacht KLu) te Kraljevskom vojnom policijom (Koninklijke Marechaussee, KMar). Osim njih u Kraljevstvu su još i male lokalne snage na Arubi i Curaçu (na ova dva teritorija još uvijek nije ukinuto redovno služenje vojnog roka).

      Nizozemska je vojska profesionalna, a služenje redovnog vojnog roka je ukinuto 1996. godine (osim na Arubi i Curaçu. Sve grane i vojne specijalnosti, osim podmorničara i marinaca su otvorene i ženama. Ministarstvo odbrane zapošljava skoro 70.000 ljudi (vojnika i civila). Svi pripadnici vojske, oficiri i vojnici moraju položiti zakletvu vjernosti. Ova je zakletva zabilježena u Glavnom vojnom pravilniku (Algemeen Militair Ambtenarenregelement) u članu 126a.

      The Armed forces of the Netherlands consist of: Royal Netherlands Army (Koninklijke Landmacht KL), Royal Netherlands Navy with Naval Air Service (Koninklijke Marine) and Marine Corps (Korps Mariniers KM), Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht Klu) and Royal Military Constabulary (Koninklijke Marechaussee, KMar).  In addition, within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, there are small local conscript forces on the islands of  Aruba (Arumil) and Curaçao (Antmil). These operate under the auspices of the Royal Netherlands Navy and Marines.

      The Netherlands' military is currently a fully professional military. Conscription in the Nederlands was suspended in 1996 with the exception of Aruba and Curaçao. All military branches and specialties, except for the submarine service and the Marine Corps, are open to female recruits. The Dutch Ministry of Defence employs almost 70,000 personnel, including both civilian and military personnel. All Dutch military personnel, officers and enlisted personel, are required to take an otah of allegiance.This oath is recorded in the law on General Military Personnel Regulations (Algemeen Militair Ambtenarenregelement) in Article 126a.