Defence, the figure of the auxiliary carabiniere of the voluntary reserve is born: everything you need to know

The "Defense Reserve Forces" arrive as a pool of trained and readily employable personnel to meet the needs of support and integration of the Armed Forces, and of defense capacity adaptation. This is the main innovation regarding defense envisaged by the maneuver. We are talking about 600 units for 2027 and 1,000 for each year starting from 2028. The budget bill now passes to the House for first reading.

The personnel belonging to the Carabinieri auxiliary role of the voluntary reserve, in addition to military tasks, are employed in operational and training activities within the departments of the Carabinieri, on the national territory and generally on a regional basis, based on their length of service and the professionalism acquired. Therefore, use in international missions is not envisaged.

The maneuver establishes in the Ministry of Defense's estimate, a specific Fund with an allocation of 26,430,000 for 2027, 423,240,000 for 2028, 434.9 for 2029, 299.1 for 2030, 242 for 2031 and 218.2 euros per year starting from 2032. These resources go to finance the adoption of specific regulatory measures aimed at the implementation of the "Defense Reserve Forces". This is a pool of trained and readily employable personnel to meet the needs of support and integration of the Armed Forces, and of defense capacity adaptation. The Fund is also integrated, for the valorization of defense operational services, with 206 million euros for each of the years 2027 and 2028 and 171 million per year starting from 2029.

The maneuver modifies the "Military Order Code", in order to establish and regulate the figure of the auxiliary carabiniere of the voluntary reserve. Also included in the category of enlisted soldiers are the auxiliary carabinieri of the voluntary reserve, as well as the auxiliary carabinieri students of the voluntary reserve.

The application of the provisions concerning the attribution of non-economic benefits provided for military conscription service is extended to include those who have served in the military as auxiliary carabiniere of the voluntary reserve for at least twelve months.