page_title: Military ranks of the Dutch armed forces
section_title: Former ranks
hierarchical_section_title: Military ranks of the Dutch armed forces / Former ranks
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Adjudant blokstrepen (heringevoerd 2017)
context_page_description: The Military ranks of the Dutch armed forces are the military insignia used by the Armed forces of the Netherlands.
context_section_description: (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 hat 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.
caption: Rank insignia of an Opzichter in the RNAF.
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