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Crown Princess Amalia, the heir to the Dutch throne, completed her basic military training last month as a volunteer reservist in the army.
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Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
The Netherlands' Queen Maxima has joined her country's army as a reservist, voicing concern about national security.
—Frank Andrews, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Crown Princess Amalia, the heir to the Dutch throne, completed her basic military training last month as a volunteer reservist in the army.
—Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Zumba, a Navy reservist who earlier was a shipmate of Urena on the destroyer USS Carney, pleaded guilty in December to the same charge.
—Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 29 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
The Netherlands' Queen Maxima has joined her country's army as a reservist, voicing concern about national security.
—Frank Andrews, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Crown Princess Amalia, the heir to the Dutch throne, completed her basic military training last month as a volunteer reservist in the army.
—Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Zumba, a Navy reservist who earlier was a shipmate of Urena on the destroyer USS Carney, pleaded guilty in December to the same charge.
—Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Reservist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reservist. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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reservist
noun
re·serv·ist
ri-ˈzər-vəst 
: a member of a military reserve
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