Military Ranks Royal Netherlands Navy Lieutenant at sea third class – conscripted (Ensign) (August 1985 – January 1987) Lieutenant at sea second class – conscripted (Sub-lieutenant) (watch officer, 1988) Lieutenant at sea second class, senior grade – reserve (Lieutenant) (1988–1995) Lieutenant at sea first class – reserve (Lieutenant Commander) (1995–1997) Captain-lieutenant at sea – reserve(Commander) (1997–2001) Captain at Sea – reserve (2001–2005) Commodore – reserve (2005–2013) King’s insignia (2013–present) Royal Netherlands Air Force Squadron Leader – reserve (1995–2005) Air Commodore – reserve (2005–2013) King’s insignia (2013–present) Royal Netherlands Army Major, Grenadiers’ and Rifles Guard Regiment – reserve (1995–1997) Lieutenant colonel – reserve (1997–2001) Colonel – reserve (2001–2005) Brigadier general – reserve (2005–2013) King’s insignia (2013–present) Royal Marechaussee Brigadier general – reserve (2005–2013) Royal insignia[45] (2013–present) Qualifications Military Pilot Honours See also: List of honours of the Dutch royal family by country Willem-Alexander has been awarded with the following distinctions [46] National Grand Master of the Military William Order (since 30 April 2013) Grand Master of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (since 30 April 2013; Knight Grand Cross, 1985 – 2013) [a] Grand Master of the Order of Orange-Nassau (since 30 April 2013) Co-Grand Master of the Order of the Gold Lion of the … Meer lezen over Rinus Verhagen – Resignation of King Willem Alexander via A Letter of Abdication (2)