The Royal Military Academy ( nl,
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
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, the KMA has trained future
officers
An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from Old French ''oficier'' "officer, official" (early 14c., Modern French ''officier''), from Medieval Latin ''officiarius'' "an officer," fr ...
since 1828.
Description
The KMA offers a programme of study which lasts four or five years, depending on the
academic major cadet
A cadet is an officer trainee or candidate. The term is frequently used to refer to those training to become an officer in the military, often a person who is a junior trainee. Its meaning may vary between countries which can include youths in ...
s choose.
Academic programmes have changed significantly during its history. In today's programme cadets are awarded a
bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to si ...
upon graduation and commissioned in the
Royal Netherlands Army, the
Royal Netherlands Air Force or the
Royal Marechaussee.
The KMA also offers a shortened officers course of one and a half years.
The training of the officers of the
Royal Netherlands Navy and the
Korps Mariniers
The Netherlands Marine Corps ( nl, Korps Mariniers) is the elite naval infantry corps of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The marines trace their origins back to the establishment of the on 10 December 1665, by the then grand pensionary of the Dutc ...
is mainly done by the
Royal Netherlands Naval College in
Den Helder. The campus is about one kilometre square.
Alumni
Ranks
See also
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Koninklijke Militaire School
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Royal Naval College (Netherlands)
References
External links
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Ministerie van Defensie
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Educational institutions established in 1828
Military academies
Military academies of the Netherlands
Education in North Brabant
Buildings and structures in Breda
1828 establishments in the Netherlands