Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, after completing military training, has become a reserve officer of the country’s Royal Army with the rank of lieutenant colonel. The statement issued by the Royal House of the Netherlands notes that Maxima will serve as a staff officer.
“Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, together with 23 other reserve officers, has taken the oath in the presence of the commander of the Royal Netherlands Army, Lieutenant General Jan Swillens. As a reservist, after completing military training and the oath ceremony, she has been granted the rank of lieutenant colonel of the Royal Netherlands Army,” the statement published on the official website of the Royal House notes.
The ceremony took place at the Royal Military Academy in the city of Breda in the south of the Netherlands.
