Vice admiral matthieu borsboom biography
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Matthieu Borsboom
Dutch admiral
Vice admiralMatthieu Borsboom (born 1959) is a retired Royal Netherlands Navy officer whos served as the 3rd Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy and Admiral Benelux, and has served with the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.[1]
Naval career
Borsboom was commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy as a midshipman in 1978 and was commissioned in 1981.
His first assignment was to HNLMS Tromp, followed by a posting to minesweeper HNLMS Naaldwijk and service as executive officer of HNLMS Veere, another minesweeper.
Vice admiral matthieu borsboom biography
He studied at the University of Groningen in Groningen before being sent to patrol vessel HNLMS Hadda as executive officer in 1983. He qualified as a Principal Warfare Officer in 1986, having studied at the Operational School in Den Helder, before being assigned to the frigate HNLMS Witte de With and then HNLMS De Ruyter.
He went on to qualify as an anti-submarine warfare officer and was