Military

military a person is who performs armed services in service of , in principle in this of its fatherland. For these services they have engaged themselves voluntarily or, in the case of a profession soldier, or become they obliges by their national law, in the case of .

Military be possible (as ) also "of the army" mean.

There are both male and female soldiers. have had already since 1 November female soldiers in service in Luva, air power women department. Armed force parts also other had similar woman departments Milva, Military women department and Marva, Navy women department. These departments became formally raised and incorporated entirely in the army.

In army became just the first female soldiers hired.

Military hierarchy

Military are subdivided in categories and by category in degrees.

• The highest category is these of officieren. These are subdivided for their part in three subcategorieën, namely Opperofficieren, Higher officieren and Lower officieren.
• Middle the category is these of onderofficieren. Also these are subdivided (in Belgium) in subcategorieën, namely Higher onderofficieren, Keuronderofficieren and Lower onderofficieren.
• The lowest category is these of volunteers subdivided keurvrijwilligers and lower vrijwillligers.

The military degrees

Below the traditional degrees. Certain army components, these where former horses were used like at and , have for onderofficieren derogatory denominations (guard master, kwartiermeester etc..). have totally other denominations, both for the officieren and for the onderofficieren and the volunteers.

• Officieren
  • Opperofficieren
    • Luitenant-Generaal
    • Generaal-Majoor
    • brigade general (Commodore in the Dutch air power)

• • Higher Officieren
    • Colonel
    • Luitenant-Kolonel
    • Majoor

• • Lower Officieren
    • Kapitein-Commandant (only in the Belgian army)
    • Captain
    • First lieutenant
    • Onderluitenant / Second lieutenant

• Onderofficieren
  • Higher Onderofficieren (only in the Belgian army)
    • adjudant adjudant-Majoor
    • adjudant adjudant-Chef
  • Keuronderofficieren
    • Adjudant
    • Eerste-Sergeant-Majoor (sergeant-Majoor - also small majoor called - in the Dutch army)
  • Lower Onderofficieren
    • Eerste-Sergeant-Chef (only in the Belgian army)
    • Eerste-Sergeant
    • Sergeant

• Volunteers
  • Keurvrijwilligers
    • Eerste-Korporaal-Chef (only in the Belgian army)
    • corporal korporaal-Chef (only in the Belgian army)
    • Corporal
  • Lower volunteers
    • Eerste-Soldaat (only in the Belgian army)

See also

• List of military ranks of the Dutch armed forces

External link

Examples of Belgian military degrees