Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri (Kingdom of Italy)
| Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri | |
|---|---|
| Comandante Generale dei Carabinieri Reali | |
 Flag of the Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri | |
 Benito Romano Busdon since 23 March 2023 | |
| 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 functionally dependent on the Directorate General of Public Security and on the Chief of Police strictly only for matters related to police duties and only for units designatd in police service.
Commandant-Generals of the Royal Carabinieri currently are mandated to retire once reach the age of 62, but may be extended upon exceptional circumstances.
Nature and appointment
The Commandant-General is the overall commander of the Royal Carabinieri. Upon appointment, the Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri holds the rank of General of Army Corps in permanent service, to whom special assignments are conferred. This legislative provision allows the appointment as Commandant-General of a person who is not a member of the Royal Carabinieri and the concentration of more than one official position in one person. Within the Royal Carabinieri, the Commander General has a superordinate hierarchical rank with respect to all general officers.
The Commandant-General is appointed by decree of the Duce, on the proposal of the Minister of National Defence, having consulted the Chief of the General Defence Staff and the Chief of Police.
Subordination
The Commandant-General directly depends on the Chief of the General Defence Staff and, limited to public security tasks, on the Chief of Police.
The Commandant-General reports to the Minister of National Defence. He assists him in his responsibilities relating to the Royal Carabinieri service and its general organisation. The Commandant-General reports to the Minister of National Defence through the Chief of the General Defence Staff.
The Commandant-General reports to the Minister of Interior. He assists him in his responsibilities relating to the Royal Carabinieri public security service and its organisation relating to public security. The Commandant-General reports to the Minister of National Defence through the Chief of Police.
Functions
The Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri has broad management functions.
Powers in recruitment, status, progress and employment fields
The Commandant-General commands, directs and coordinates the service and distribution of the Carabinieri units, carrying out tasks regarding the fulfillment of military and police missions of the Royal Carabinieri.
As a general rule, the Commandant-General decides and executes personnel and training policies. The Commandant-General determines the destinations of the Royal Carabinieri 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) authorises, Carabinieri units and personnel normally assigned to police duties may be transferred to military duties.
The Commandant-General proposes to the Chief of General Defence Staff 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 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 awards to the Valour and Merit of the carabinieri. The Commandant-General may 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.
The Commandant-General decides and executes the policy of material and economic resources assigned to the Royal Carabinieri, as as well as propose to the Ministry of National Defence the needs in relation to said resources. The Commandant-General decides and executes the policy of material and economic resources assigned to the Royal Carabinieri for police work, as well as propose to the Ministry of Interior the needs in relation to said resources.
The Commandant-General establishes or suppresses territorial commands of a level no higher than the provincial command with his own determination, with the consent of the Chief of the General Staff of Defence, Defence, who decides in agreement with the Chief of Police, with the assent of the Minister of National Defence, who decides in agreement with the Minister of the Interior. The Commandant-General establishes or suppresses other commands of a level not higher than a regiment with his own determination, with the consent of the Chief of the General Staff of Defence, with the assent of the Minister of National Defence.
Powers in the organisational field
The Commandant-General proposes to the Minister of National Defence the general organization of the Royal Carabinieri; he develops the planning and programming of these resources according to government objectives and employment plans established by the Chief of General Defence Staff.
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
Office of the Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri
The function of the Office of the Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri is to assist the Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri in carrying out his responsibilities.
Military Secretary to the Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri
The Military Secretary to the Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri is the senior advisor and task manager for the Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri. Personally selected by the Commandant-General, the Military Secretary is an active duty colonel who reports directly to the Commandant-General. The exact duties of the Military Secretary have varied based on the needs and preferences of each Commandant-General.
The Military Secretary runs the day-to-day operations of the Office of the Commandant-General, supervises the schedule of the Commandant-General, and performs other duties as the Commandant-General may direct. The Military Secretary usually is a Colonel.
The Military Secretary is also in charge of overseeing operations of the Security Officers and of the Security Secretariat assigned to the Commandant-General.
Legal Counsel
The Legal Counsel of the Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri serves as senior legal advisor to the Commandant-General and to the General Command at large. The Legal Counsel provides such other legal services as may be required to support the operations of the Royal Carabinieri.
The Legal Counsel usually is a civilian official (Rank VI - Deputy Director or higher), an experienced lawyer, a Judge, or a Deputy Prosecutor of the King-Duce detached from their duties.
Main practice areas of the Legal Counsel are government contracts law, business and commercial law, real and personal property law; civilian personnel and labour law, fiscal law, environmental law, intellectual property law, intelligence law, ethics and standards of conduct.
Aide-de-Camp and Personal Assistants
The Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri, as a service chief, is entitled to an aide-de-camp of the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and to a second-aide-de-camp ranking Captain. An aide is a trooper assigned to act as a non-ranking second to an officer. In this capacity the aide acts as a conduit for the officer's orders, as well as dealing with any additional assigned responsibilities, from paperwork to even standing-in for the officer at briefings. For the majority of the officers, the maximum tour of duty for aides is generally four years.
In addition to officers being assigned as aides de camp, the Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri also makes use of enlisted personnel in support. Generally the personnel are military cooks. Some are also used as stewards on the aircraft used by the Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri when on official mission. In addition, the Commandant-General of the Royal Carabinieri is assigned a personal driver.