Police ranks of Italy

The Police ranks of Italian police officers denote the position of a given officer in the police hierarchy in Italian police forces.

Polizia di Stato

The design of the rank badges were changed following the reorganization of careers in July 2017.[1][2]

Police ExecutivePolice CommissionersPolice Inspectors
Dirigente generale di pubblica sicurezzaDirigente superiorePrimo dirigenteVice questoreVice questore aggiuntoCommissario capoCommissarioVice commissarioSostituto commissario coordinatoreSostituto commissarioIspettore superioreIspettore capoIspettoreVice ispettore
OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OR-9OR-8
Police SergeantsPolice Constables
Sovrintendente
capo coordinatore
Sovrintendente capoSovrintendenteVice sovrintendenteAssistente
capo coordinatore
Assistente capoAssistenteAgente sceltoAgente
OR-7OR-6OR-5OR-4

Carabinieri

Officers
NATO codeOF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D)Student officer
Italian Carabinieri[3]
Comandante generale dell'arma dei carabinieriVicecomandante generale dell'arma dei carabinieriGenerale di corpo d'armataGenerale di divisioneGenerale di brigataColonnelloTenente colonnelloMaggiorePrimo capitanoCapitanoTenenteSottotenenteAllievo ufficiale
Others
NATO codeOR-9OR-8OR-7OR-6OR-5OR-4OR-3OR-2OR-1
Italian Carabinieri[4][5][6]
Appuntato scelto q.s.Appuntato sceltoAppuntatoCarabiniere sceltoCarabiniere
Primo luogotenente c.s. s.u.p.sLuogotenente s.u.p.s.Primo MarescialloMaresciallo CapoMaresciallo OrdinarioMarescialloSergente Maggiore CapoSergente MaggioreSergente

Guardia di Finanza

Officers[7][8]

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]

NATO codeOF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D)Student officer

Italy
Comandante generale della Guardia di finanza1Vicecomandante generale della Guardia di finanza2Generale di corpo d'armataGenerale di divisioneGenerale di brigataColonnelloTenente colonnelloMaggiorePrimo capitanoCapitanoTenenteSottotenente
Corps commanding generalDeputy corps commanding generalCorps generalDivisional generalBrigade generalColonelLieutenant colonelMajorFirst captainCaptainLieutenantSub-lieutenant

Notes:
1 The duty of "comandante generale della Guardia di finanza" (corps commanding general) is assigned to a single "generale di corpo d'armata" (corps general).
2 The duty of "vicecomandante generale della Guardia di finanza" (deputy corps commanding general) is assigned to a single "generale di corpo d'armata" (corps general).
Non-commissioned officers[7][8]

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]

NATO CodeOR-9OR-8OR-7OR-6OR-5OR-4
epaulette
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:
1 The duty of a sostituto ufficiale di pubblica sicurezza luogotenente (substitute officer of public security sub-lieutenant) is not a rank but a position (or function) attributed only to NCOs with the rank of "maresciallo aiutante" (marshal adjutant) with at least 15 years of experience in the rank.

2 The 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".

3 A simple financier does not wear rank insignia

State Forestry Corps

The ranks of the former State Forestry Corps.

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Corpo forestale dello Stato[12]
Dirigente generaleDirigente superiorePrimo dirigenteVice questore aggiunto forestaleCommissario capo forestaleCommissario forestale (direct entry trainee)Commissario forestale (internal recruitment trainee)Vice commissario (internal recruitment trainee)
NATO codeOR-9OR-8OR-7OR-6OR-5OR-4OR-3OR-2OR-1
Corpo forestale dello Stato[12]
Ispettore superiore sceltoIspettore superioreIspettore capoIspettoreVice ispettoreSovrintendente capoSovrintendenteVice sovrintendenteAssistente capoAssistenteAgente sceltoAgente

See also

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