The Alliance to Democratise the Forces[1] (in Dutch: Verbond tot Democratisering der Weermacht, VDW) was a Dutch political party representing military interests.
The VDW was founded as a political arm of the officers' union Ons Belang (Our Interest).
It favoured the implementation of a conscripted army in which men would serve as soldiers and women as nurses.
It wanted schools to teach more physical education and youth to do more sports and shooting exercises.
It favoured a more democratic army, with a stronger role for military unions, better salaries and pensions for officers.