Koninklijke Militaire Academie

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Koninklijke Militaire Academie
Royal Military Academy

Type	National Military Academy
Established	1828; 193 years ago (1828)
Students	future officers in the Royal Dutch Army, the Royal Dutch Air Force or the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee
Undergraduates	Bachelor's degree
Location	Breda , Netherlands 51°35′29″N 4°46′31″E / 51.5915°N 4.7753°E / 51.5915; 4.7753Coordinates: 51°35′29″N 4°46′31″E / 51.5915°N 4.7753°E / 51.5915; 4.7753
Campus	Breda Castle on one kilometer square
Affiliations	ISMS;
Website	Official 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, the Netherlands, the KMA has trained future officers since 1828.

Description[]

The KMA offers a program of study which lasts four or five years, depending on the academic major cadets choose.^[1] Academic programs have changed significantly during its history. In today's program cadets are awarded a bachelor's degree upon graduation, and are 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[]

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/ Kanonier 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

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Media related to Koninklijke Militaire Academie Breda at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Ministerie van Defensie