Koninklijke Militaire Academie

Not to be confused with Koninklijke Militaire School.
Koninklijke Militaire Academie
Royal Military Academy
TypeNational military academy
Established1828; 197 years ago (1828)
StudentsFuture officers in the Royal Dutch Army, the Royal Dutch Air Force or the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee
UndergraduatesBachelor's degree
Location
Netherlands Breda
,
Netherlands

51°35′29″N 4°46′31″E / 51.5915°N 4.7753°E / 51.5915; 4.7753
CampusBreda Castle on one kilometre square
AffiliationsISMS
WebsiteOfficial website

The Royal Military Academy (Dutch: Koninklijke Militaire Academie or KMA) is the service academy for the Dutch Army, the Dutch Air Force and the Royal Marechaussee. Located in Breda, Southern Netherlands, the KMA has trained future officers since 1828.

Description

The KMA offers a programme of study which lasts four or five years, depending on the academic major cadets choose.[1] Academic programmes have changed significantly during its history. In today's programme cadets are awarded a bachelor's degree upon graduation and commissioned in the Royal Netherlands Army, the Royal Netherlands Air Force or the Royal Marechaussee.[1] The KMA also offers a shortened officers course of one and a half years.[2] The training of the officers of the Royal Netherlands Navy and the Korps Mariniers is mainly done by the Royal Netherlands Naval College in Den Helder. The campus is about one kilometre square.

Alumni

Main page: Category:Graduates of the Koninklijke Militaire Academie

Ranks

NATO code OF(D) Student officer
OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-1
5th year 4th year 3rd year 2nd year 1st year
 Royal Netherlands Army
Vaandrig/Kornet Sergeant/
Wachtmeester 		Korporaal der 1e klasse Korporaal Soldaat/
Huzaar/
Kanonnier der 3e klasse
 Royal Netherlands Air Force
Vaandrig Sergeant Korporaal der 1e klasse Korporaal Soldaat der 3de klasse
Royal Marechaussee
Kornet Cadet Wachtmeester Cadet Marechaussee der 1e klasse Cadet Marechaussee der 2e klasse Cadet Marechaussee der 4e klasse

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Ministerie van Defensie. "Defensieacademie (NLDA)". www.nlda.nl.
  2. ^ Ministerie van Defensie. "Defensieacademie (NLDA)". www.nlda.nl.

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