Military ranks of the Netherlands armed forces

The Military ranks of the Netherlands Armed Forces are the military insignia used by the Netherlands Armed Forces.

Current ranks
The Dutch titles for privates are:
 * Officer ranks
 * Enlisted ranks

Overseas forces

 * Officer ranks
 * Enlisted ranks

Royal insignia
In 2013, the King of the Netherlands was given special insignia, showing the regalia orb, scepter and sword for army and navy. Although it indicates no rank, it shows his lasting connection to the armed forces.

Army

 * Officer ranks
 * Enlisted ranks

Royal Netherlands Air Force

 * Officer ranks


 * Enlisted ranks

Royal Netherlands Navy

 * Officer ranks

Royal Marechaussee

 * Officer ranks
 * Enlisted ranks

Former ranks

 * (Veld)Maarschalk (Field) Marshal), OF-10 of the Royal Netherlands Army, abolished in 1914.
 * Further in the past there were other ranks: Admiraal-generaal (General admiral), Luitenant-admiraal-generaal (Lieutenant General Admiral), and Kapitein-generaal (Captain General).
 * The Technisch Opzichter (Technical Supervisor) and Opzichter (Supervisor) ranks were discontinued in 1977.
 * The rank of Kapelmeester (Bandmaster) has been discontinued (the insignia was the same as that of Adjudant).
 * The rank of Onderluitenant (Under Lieutenant) existed in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army. 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 rank insignia for Onderluitenant in the KNIL (and later the Royal Army) consisted of two dots. Onderluitenant Jacques Willem van Asdonck (Rangkasbitung, West Java, 1914) was the last Onderluitenant to leave active service in 1969.