Police ranks of Italy

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

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]
			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 code	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

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

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]
							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 code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Corpo forestale dello Stato[12]
	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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