European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Sis photo by l. New Viett Lewis or. Foil uniform in front of setae he in Vicente. Sis by Edh of Leonard Hill i Tellof beat in downtown Milan. Sis Phi in to l. Emmett Lewis or. Some Cero Pinieri Ore trained at pilots scuba divert end radio technician Here Nickele Serge or Cen la. Special sense of Pride t he life of a Carabiniero begins with six months of Basic training. But thai is Only the Start once that is completed ii it completed More Irain Fng follows. It May be specialized if the individual has a particular skill or in May be preparation Lor becoming a non commissioned officer if certain educational Qualls Scallons Ara me. Although a part of the Hallan army actually the first corps of the modern army the Carabin Leri run Many of heir own training schools and academies according to it. Col Generoso Ghianda commander of i he setae Corabi Lefi group Carabin Leri officers while they begin their careers attending the italian military Academy in Modena remain apart irom the rest of the cadets in a special Carabin Leri platoon. They train Wilh the other cadets in most cases but still remain separate for their own training As Well Ghianda said. Italian army col. Francesco Gueli echoes that description of the Cara Hiniard As being the same but Allol her cadets Al the Academy they Don t know which service they enter Allee the Academy. But the Cara Mieri know. They will be Carabin Leri and Only Carabiniero. We Allend the same classes we live the same life for two years Bui still the Carabiniero Are Diller enl because they i know what they will be trom the Lime they i Al the Academy is aspiring Carabiniero must study Taw and of her police related subjects in j addition 1o the Normal i course Load. After two i years the Cadet is j commissioned a second i lieutenant in the cot. Frante Tco Odell Carabin Leri corps. The next two years Are spent studying in Rome at a special school for future Carabiniero officers. The locus is on Law the penal code military Justice and other related topics. Alter completing thai portion he becomes a first lieutenant. Carabiniero cos also must be specially trained and the corps has established a two year curriculum. Entrance into the program requires passing a lengthy Willen examination and getting through a special screening Board. Once past that phase the no candidate spends the fist year at an Academy in Velletri studying primarily military subjects. The second year he moves to Florence for study of professional subjects. The Carabiniero Lake extreme Pride in their heritage dating to its baptism of lire in a famous cavalry charge Al Grenoble. France in 1b15 but i his has not prevented it from staying with the times. Special training programs and schools Are conducted for helicopter pilots radio technicians scuba divers and underwater recovery teams. Chemical workers Mountain climbers and skiers and dog handlers the corps also has a modern crime Laboratory in Rome. Its roots in the army however Are nol forgotten. The corps operates several Mobile mechanized battalions a horse mounted regiment Lor use where motorized vehicles can t operate and an airborne a i Lalion equipped Wilh armoured vehicles which trains closely Wilh the italian army. Carefully chosen Carabiniero make up the presidential guards a ceremonial and Lac Lical unit that it col. Gene Rob Ghianda serves As Honor guards bodyguards and escorts Lor the president of tatty. The crab Linari Hierarchy begins Al one of some 5.000 Small stations that crisscross the Boot shaped country and ends in Rome Wilh a three Star army general. In Between Are roughly 80,000 members of i his elite corps who Are dedicated to maintaining Law and order in the hits and valleys of the italian Countryside. Our of is Law enforcement said Ghianda. A peaceful country has to enjoy peace and take care of the safety of its citizens. We do doing that la a nationwide network broken into three divisions with Headquarters in name Naples and Milan each commanded by a two Star general. Each division is formed of several brigades each headed by a one Star general. Each brigade has several legions commanded by a colonel and on Down to the station the Basic element of the corps which is commanded by a senior no. At the top however is where the Carabiniero Chain is broken. Carabiniero of flyers can never command the corps a three Star position. That belongs to an army officer a concept which maintains the integrity of the corps and keeps it in touch Wilh its primary role As part of the italian armed forces. 1966 the stars and stripes Page 15
