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Queen Máxima starts training to become a Dutch army reservist
Queen Máxima began training last year amid rising security concerns and will serve as a reservist with deployment duties like other reservists, the royal family said.
- The Dutch monarch began training at the Royal Military Academy in Breda on February 4, 2025, after the royal family said she `has chosen to register now because our safety can no longer be taken for granted`.
- Across Europe, governments note nine European NATO member states maintain conscription, Croatia plans to reintroduce mandatory service this year, and the Netherlands' newly formed coalition requires young people to complete a mandatory survey and may reinstate selective compulsory attendance.
- Official photos and a high-energy video show Queen Máxima taking part in Mental Skills training and practical exercises including aiming a handgun, rock climbing and jumping into a pool.
- The decision follows family precedent as Queen Máxima joins other European royals in service and her daughter Princess Catharina-Amalia recently completed military training and became corporal.
- Amid growing security concerns in Europe, EU defense leaders have proposed a 100,000-strong joint EU force, with Andrius Kubilius warning `We need to start to invest our money in such a way that we would be able to fight as Europe.
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Queen Máxima followed one of her three daughters, Crown Princess Catharina Amalia.
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has begun formal reserve military training, reflecting concerns about security in Europe amid the Russo-Ukraine war and the government's efforts to rapidly strengthen its military.
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