King Willem-Alexander getting into the mountains with marines Interior

The King joined the navy soldiers on exercise Thursday morning and walked with them as one of them. This meant a dinner consisting of grilled fish over an open fire, sleeping under a blanket in a sleeping bag provided by the state. And the next day, breakfast consisted of a cup of tea with a sugar ball and an Arctic fighting ration, which represented the 5,000 calories that a sailor needs to move forward, constituting the only food of the day .

"He later got his backpack, grabbed it, joined the unit, and crossed a river with a boat, where he attacked a cliff," says Mark Brouwer of the Marine Corps. According to the officer, the king seemed to be amusing himself like a madman and his temporary colleagues were impressed by the way Willem-Alexander's kept up under the circumstances.

That's what men appreciate. The Marines were surprised by his knowledge and the terms in which the king spoke, "says the Marine Officer." It is clear that he had received his military training on Texel, "says Brouwer, referring in smiling the basic military training that the Crown Prince had received at the beginning of his service.It was provided by the Marines.John-Alexander served in the fleet of the Royal Netherlands Navy