The Police ranks of Italian police officers denote the position of a given officer in the police hierarchy in Italian police forces.
The design of the rank badges were changed following the reorganization of careers in July 2017. [1] [2]
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Comandante generale dell'arma dei carabinieri | Vicecomandante generale dell'arma dei carabinieri | Generale di corpo d'armata | Generale di divisione | Generale di brigata | Colonnello | Tenente colonnello | Maggiore | Primo capitano | Capitano | Tenente | Sottotenente | Allievo ufficiale |
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Primo luogotenente c.s. s.u.p.s | Luogotenente s.u.p.s. | Primo Maresciallo | Maresciallo Capo | Maresciallo Ordinario | Maresciallo | Sergente Maggiore Capo | Sergente Maggiore | Sergente |
There are about 3,250 officers in the Guardia di Finanza. Officer cadets for the general and aeronaval branches are recruited through competitive examinations open to Italian citizens, not over 22 years of age, with a high school diploma giving access to university studies. Officer cadets for the technical and logistic branches need a bachelor or master's degree, and to be under the age of 32. [9] Officer cadets for the general and aeronaval branches are trained during three years undergraduate studies at the Accademia della Guardia di Finanza at the campus in Bergamo, followed by two years graduate studies at the campus in Rome. The successful cadets graduate as First Lieutenants with a master's degree in Economic and Financial Security Sciences. [10]
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Comandante generale della Guardia di finanza1 | Vicecomandante generale della Guardia di finanza2 | Generale di corpo d'armata | Generale di divisione | Generale di brigata | Colonnello | Tenente colonnello | Maggiore | Primo capitano | Capitano | Tenente | Sottotenente | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corps commanding general | Deputy corps commanding general | Corps general | Divisional general | Brigade general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | First captain | Captain | Lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1The duty of "comandante generale della Guardia di finanza" (corps commanding general) is assigned to a single "generale di corpo d'armata" (corps general). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2The duty of "vicecomandante generale della Guardia di finanza" (deputy corps commanding general) is assigned to a single "generale di corpo d'armata" (corps general). |
There are 24,000 inspectors in the Guardia di Finanza. Participation in the competition for the recruitment of inspectors in the general and naval branches is open to Italian citizens aged between 18 and 26 years, having a diploma of secondary school giving access to university studies. [9] Inspector cadets attend the Scuola ispettori e sovrintendenti della Guardia di Finanza in L'Aquila for three years, at the same time studying at the local university, finally graduating with a bachelor's degree in business law and appointment as warrant officers. Inspectors in the naval branch continue with a year at the nautical school in Gaeta. [11] There are 13,500 superintendents in the Guardia di Finanza. Superintendents are recruited through promotion from the ranks of the senior agents. They are trained at a three-months course at the Scuola ispettori e sovrintendenti della Guardia di Finanza in L'Aquila. [11] There are 28,000 appointees (senior agents) and agents in the Guardia di Finanza. Competition for appointments as agents trainee is open for Italian citizens with one year's enlistment in the Italian defence forces. [9] Recruits are given basic training at either the Recruit School in Bari or the Alpine School in Predazzo. [11]
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Italian rank name English rank name translation | luogotenente1 s.u.p.s. sub-lieutenant s.o.p.s. | maresciallo aiutante s.u.p.s.2 marshal adjutant s.o.p.s. | maresciallo capo chief marshal | maresciallo ordinario ordinary marshal | maresciallo marshal | brigadiere capo chief brigadier | brigadiere brigadier | vice brigadiere vice-brigadier | appuntato scelto chosen appointee | appuntato appointee | finanziere scelto chosen financier | finanziere3 financier | |||||||||||||||||
Notes: 2The title of "sostituto ufficiale di pubblica sicurezza" or "s.u.p.s." (substitute officer of public security – s.o.p.s.) is not a rank but a position attributed only to NCOs with the rank of "maresciallo aiutante". 3A simple financier does not wear rank insignia |
The ranks of the former State Forestry Corps.
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Dirigente generale | Dirigente superiore | Primo dirigente | Vice questore aggiunto forestale | Commissario capo forestale | Commissario forestale (direct entry trainee) | Commissario forestale (internal recruitment trainee) | Vice commissario (internal recruitment trainee) |
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Ispettore superiore scelto | Ispettore superiore | Ispettore capo | Ispettore | Vice ispettore | Sovrintendente capo | Sovrintendente | Vice sovrintendente | Assistente capo | Assistente | Agente scelto | Agente |
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