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| Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri | |
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| Comandante Generale dei Carabinieri Reali | |
 Flag of the Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri | |
 Benito Romano Busdon since 23 March 2015 | |
| Directorate-General of Public Security General Defence Staff | |
| Reports to | Chief of Police - Director General of Public Security Chief of the General Defence Staff |
| Seat | Royal Carabinieri General Command, Rome, Italy |
| Nominator | Duce of Italy |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Deputy | Deputy Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri |
The Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri (Italian: Comandante Generale dell'Arma dei Reali Carabinieri) is a general officer who is in charge of leading the Royal Carabinieri.
In peacetime, Carabinieri are operationally dependent on the Directorate General of Public Security and on the Chief of Police strictly only for matters related to police duties.
The Commandant-General is the overall commander of the Royal Carabinieri.
Functions
Powers in recruitment, status, progress and employment fields
The Commandant-General proposes to the Chief of General Staff of Defence the destinations of the Generals of Army Corps and, for the needs in the Defence field, the officers to be used for international use, in joint tasks and in other departments. Similarly, the Commandant-General proposes to the Chief of Police of the Kingdom of Italy the destinations of the Generals of Army Corps and, for the needs in the law enforcement field, the officers to be used for international use, in joint tasks and in other departments.
The Commandant-General determines the destinations of the dependent officers, subject to the permission of the Minister of the Interior for those transferred to or from the territorial organization (devoted to police tasks), giving prior notice to the Chief of General Staff of Defence for the divisional and brigade general officers. In this regard, if the Commandant-General or the Chief of General Defence Staff requests and the Interior Minister (and, by delegation, the Chief of Police) accepts, Carabinieri units and personnel normally assigned to police duties may be transferred to military duties.
The Commandant-General chairs the Superior Commission for the Advancement of the officers of the Royal Carabinieri, is vice-president of the Supreme Commission for the Advancement (if it deals with officers of the Royal Carabinieri), he indicates to the Chief of Defence General Staff the general officers to propose to the Minister of National Defence as members of the promotion commissions.
The Commandant-General chairs the commission for the expression of the opinion on the granting of the rewards to the value and merit of the carabinieri. The Commandant-General can directly order the formal investigation against the employees and designates the members of the disciplinary board for the personnel against whom he has ordered the formal investigation.
Powers in the financial and administrative field
The Commandant-General performs the functions of chief programmer, of general director, titular of administrative responsibility and of territorial military commander on the whole national territory.
Rank insignia
The Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri has an its own insignia.
Shoulder rank insignia of Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri
Cap chin strap rank insignia of Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri
