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The Armed forces of the Netherlands consist of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. The service branches consist of: * ''Koninklijke Landmacht'' (KL), Royal Netherlands Army. * ''Koninklijke Marine'' (KM), Royal Netherlands Navy and ''Korps Mariniers'', Marine Corps. * ''Koninklijke Luchtmacht'' (KLu), Royal Netherlands Air Force. * ''Koninklijke Marechaussee'' (KMar), Royal Military Constabulary. In addition, within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, there are small local conscript forces on the islands of Aruba (Arumil) and Curaçao (Antmil). These operate under the auspices of the Royal Netherlands Navy and Marines. The military ranks of the Dutch armed forces have similarities with British and U.S. military ranks. The highest-ranking officer in the Dutch military is the Chief of the Netherlands Defence Staff, who is usually (but not necessarily) a four-star officer (NATO OF-9). == Foundation in law and purpose == The Dutch armed forces exist by declaration in the constitution of the Netherlands. Article 97 of this constitution determines that the armed forces exist * to defend the Kingdom of the Netherlands and its interests in the world; and * to protect and advance the international rule of law. Interestingly, this means that the role and responsibility of the Dutch military in international stability and peacekeeping is constitutionally determined. The same article of the constitution determines that supreme command of the Dutch military resides with the Government of the Netherlands. This has been the case since the constitution was changed in 1983; before then, supreme command of the armed forces of the Netherlands was held by the King of the Netherlands. In addition, a second major change in military affairs was made in 2003. Before then, all citizens of the Netherlands were tasked with the defense of the kingdom. In keeping with the move to a professional military, this article was dropped. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Armed forces of the Netherlands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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