The Royal Institution of the Netherlands released a video of Queen Maxima's military oath ceremony; The Queen after completing her military training was officially sworn in as a reservist of the Royal Dutch Land Army along with 23 other reservists and was promoted to the rank of colonel of the General Staff.
The oath ceremony was held at the Royal Military Academy of Breda, and the commander of the Dutch Land Forces, Jan Soilens, administered the Maxima oath. The ceremony was also attended by King Willem-Alexander and Princess Katrina-Amelia, Crown Princess of the Netherlands.
Maxima will be based in the King's royal compound as a reserve officer, from where she will work with the Royal Land Forces as a staff officer. His presence in the reserve forces is voluntary, but like the rest of the reserves, it involves a commitment to participate in exercises and maintain basic military skills.
The oath ceremony was held on November 13.