OFFICIALlast verified 2026-10-189° Reggimento d'assalto paracadutisti "Col Moschin" (Esercito Italiano)
Army VFI 2026 — Special Forces track tests (comparto Forze Speciali)
A civilian reaches the 9th Regiment "Col Moschin" by enlisting as an Army VFI volunteer in the Special Forces track (comparto Forze Speciali; 450 places, 2nd intake of 2026). That track has mandatory physical tests: 2,000 m run, hanging knee raises, push-ups, pull-ups, dips, sit-ups and three water tests; failing any one rules the candidate out of the track. These are entry thresholds for the VFI Special Forces track, not the regiment's own selection: the standards of the later OBOS course at CEADDOS are not public.
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What a Col Moschin incursore earns
- Expected basic-salary rise in 2026 under the 2025–2027 agreement (point value €205.40), sergeant major to captain; not yet in force, the contract advance then lapses provisional€100.24 – €124.16 per month
- Armed night duty 22:00–06:00 of at least 4 h (DPR 52/2025, art. 12)€18 per day
Basic salary follows DPR 52/2025, the latest contract in force (rates from 1 Jan 2024, monthly = annual / 12); the 2025–2027 agreement signed on 15 Jul 2026 still needs a decree, so its rise is listed separately. Operational allowance amounts come from the 2009 table, the latest we found, at the lowest seniority level of each grade; the 190% incursore supplement and the €120 special forces allowance are set by DPR 56/2022 for holders of the incursore badge. Not included: 13th-month pay (tredicesima), family allowance, missions and daily allowances. The operational allowance is shown at the base rate (100%); whether the regiment gets the 140% field-unit rate is not stated in the sources.
provisional = official source with a provisional legal status, a secondary source or our own calculation; see the sources.
- D.P.R. 24 marzo 2025, n. 52 (GU n. 91, S.O. n. 12/L, 18.04.2025) — art. 2, 3, 4, 12 (Oct 18, 2026)
- DGPM, variante M_D AB05933 REG2025 0564745 del 04.12.2025 — Allegato C, stipendi parametrali (Oct 18, 2026)
- DGPM, circolare M_D AB05933 REG2025 0208290 del 03.05.2025 — Allegato B, indennità di vacanza contrattuale (tabella poi sostituita dalla variante del 04.12.2025) (Oct 18, 2026) provisional
- Legge 23 marzo 1983, n. 78 — art. 2, 3, 9 (indennità di impiego operativo, indennità supplementare incursori) (Oct 18, 2026)
- D.P.R. 20 aprile 2022, n. 56 — art. 13, commi 2–5 (Oct 18, 2026)
- D.P.R. 16 aprile 2009, n. 52, Tabella 1 — circolare DGPM M_D GMIL IV SGR 0471780 del 03.11.2009, All. C (importi IIO di base, ultima tabella trovata) (Oct 18, 2026) provisional
- money.it — Rinnovo del contratto delle Forze Armate, il testo dell'accordo in 10 punti (15.07.2026; copia Wayback) (Oct 18, 2026) provisional
The test, event by event
| Event | Minimum (men) |
|---|---|
| 2,000 m run (corsa piana 2.000 metri) | 10:00 |
| Hanging knee raises to chest, 1 min (sollevamento ginocchia al petto) | 15 |
| Push-ups, 2 min (piegamenti sulle braccia) | 20 |
| Pull-ups, overhand, 2 min (trazioni alla sbarra) | 4 |
| Parallel-bar dips, 1 min (piegamenti alle parallele) | 7 |
| Sit-ups, feet held, 1 min (piegamenti addominali – sit up) | 20 |
Also required
- Three pass/fail water tests (acquaticità): float upright with the head above water for 3 min; swim 50 m in any stroke after a dive start, untimed (after 25 m you may stand and touch the wall); retrieve an object from the bottom at a depth of up to 195 cm. Women: 2 min float and 25 m swim.
- Age: 18 to under 24 at application; lower-secondary school certificate (licenza media). The track is open to men and women, with different thresholds. Tests take place at the Centro di Selezione in Rome; failing one event makes the candidate unfit for the Special Forces track, but they can continue as an ordinary VFI.
- Path to the regiment: VFI Special Forces track → training at CEADDOS (Centro Addestramento Operazioni Speciali, San Piero a Grado) → OBOS qualification (Operatore Basico Operazioni Speciali) → specialisation in the regiment → military incursore badge (brevetto di incursore).
- Minimum (men) — Bando VFI Esercito 2026 (Decreto DGPM M_D AB05933 REG2025 0450550, 09.10.2025), Allegato G, Appendice 2 (2025-10-09)
Questions
Is this the Col Moschin selection itself?
No. These are the entry thresholds for the Army VFI Special Forces track, the common recruitment route for the Army's special forces regiments. The selection and training that follow at CEADDOS (OBOS course, incursore qualification) are governed by internal COMFOSE directives, and their standards are not published.
What level does the Army expect after training?
A hint comes from the 2026 competition for 55 VFT posts in the Army special forces, open only to those already holding the OBOS qualification and an incursore, target-acquisition or ranger badge (or in training): 2,000 m in 8:50 or less, and in 60 s each 7 pull-ups, 30 push-ups, 30 sit-ups and 10 dips, plus a 10 km march with 10 kg in 1h12' or less, the same for men and women. It is a different test, so it is not used in the calculator.
Where do the numbers come from?
From the Ministry of Defence's 2026 Army VFI competition notice (Bando VFI Esercito 2026, DGPM decree of 9 October 2025), Allegato G, Appendice 2, read on 18 October 2026. The calculator shows the men's thresholds; for women they are 2,000 m in 13:00, 14 knee raises, 14 push-ups, 2 pull-ups, 4 dips and 14 sit-ups. Each result above the threshold also earns ranking points.
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