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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 edit

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

Police Executive			Police Commissioners					Police Inspectors

Dirigente generale di pubblica sicurezza	Dirigente superiore	Primo dirigente	Vice questore	Vice questore aggiunto	Commissario capo	Commissario	Vice commissario	Sostituto commissario coordinatore	Sostituto commissario	Ispettore superiore	Ispettore capo	Ispettore	Vice ispettore
OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OR-9			OR-8

Police Sergeants				Police Constables

Sovrintendente capo coordinatore	Sovrintendente capo	Sovrintendente	Vice sovrintendente	Assistente capo coordinatore	Assistente capo	Assistente	Agente scelto	Agente
OR-7		OR-6	OR-5	OR-4

Carabinieri edit

Officers

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
Italian Carabinieri^[3] v t e
Italian Carabinieri^[3] v t e			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

Others

NATO rank scale

OR-9

OR-8

OR-7

OR-6

OR-5

OR-4

OR-3

OR-2

OR-1

Italian Carabinieri^[4]^[5]^[6]


Appuntato scelto q.s.	Appuntato scelto	Appuntato	Carabiniere scelto	Carabiniere

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

Guardia di Finanza edit

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 code	OF-9	OF-8		OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2		OF-1
Italy
	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

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 Code

OR-9

OR-8

OR-7

OR-6

OR-5

OR-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 edit

The ranks of the former State Forestry Corps.

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
*Corpo forestale dello Stato*^[12] v t e
*Corpo forestale dello Stato*^[12] v t e							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)

NATO rank scale	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
*Corpo forestale dello Stato*^[12] v t e
*Corpo forestale dello Stato*^[12] v t e	Ispettore superiore scelto		Ispettore superiore		Ispettore capo		Ispettore	Vice ispettore	Sovrintendente capo		Sovrintendente						Vice sovrintendente						Assistente capo	Assistente	Agente scelto	Agente

References edit

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^ "Le controspalline" [The shoulder pads] (in Italian). Archived from the original on 21 March 2015.
^ "Distintivi di grado: Ufficiali." Carabinieri. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
^ "Distintivi di grado: Marescialli." Carabinieri. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
^ "Distintivi di grado: Brigadiere." Carabinieri. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
^ "Distintivi di grado: Appuntati e Carabinieri." Carabinieri. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
^ ^a ^b Guardia di Finanza. "Ufficiali Generale". Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Index — gdf.gov.it". www.gdf.gov.it. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Entrare nella Guardia di Finanza" [Join the Guardia di Finanza]. Nuovi Concorsi Notizie (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ "Accademia" [Academy]. Guardia di Finanza (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Opportunita' di scelta e carriera nella Guardia di Finanza" [Opportunity of choice and career in the Guardia di Finanza]. InformaGiovanni (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b "l'art. 1324 "Attribuzione della qualifica di luogotenente ai marescialli aiutanti dell'Arma dei carabinieri" del decreto legislativo 15 marzo 2010, n. 66 ovvero "codice dell'ordinamento militare" entrato in vigore il 9 ottobre 2010" [art. 1324 "Attribution of the title of lieutenant to the assistant marshals of the Carabinieri" of the legislative decree 15 March 2010, n. 66 or "code of the military order" entered into force on 9 October 2010] (in Italian). October 2017.