The protection of staff health is the main task of women and men in the Health Service of the Navy.
Around 200 doctors and 500 nurses work every day both in the infirmaries on land and on board ships, in Italy and in operating theaters abroad. Pharmacists, dentists, psychologists, biologists, veterinarians and health technicians complete the ranks of the Health Corps and ensure support for Navy operational missions.
All united for a single goal, to protect the most precious asset of all, "health", preventing the onset of diseases and treating them when they occur. The good health of the crews is essential for the operation of the Navy, it must be preserved and guaranteed. Serving in the Navy is not just about looking after the military. The qualities and potential of the professionals who are part of it can also be made available to civilians in the event of natural disasters.
Being a Navy health worker means dealing with new challenges on a daily basis, operating, both on land and on board, in Italy and abroad, in training and operational missions, in support of civilian populations in difficulty.
The ship's doctor is one of the central figures of the ship's crew, he is the captain's consultant for every aspect of a health nature.
Requirements for participation in the competition
The competitors, on the expiry date of the submission deadline, must possess certain requisites, including:
- they must not have passed the day of their 38th birthday;
- be in possession of the following degree: master's degree LM-41 (medicine and surgery);
- be in possession of the qualification diploma to exercise the relevant profession;
- not to be already in service as auxiliary officers in fixed pre-established conditions, or to be in the position of dismissal for having completed the detention as Auxiliary Officers in Prefixed Firm.
Training and
The winners of the competition attend a 12-week training course at the Naval Academy.
Length of detention, career prospects and incentives
The duration of the detention is 30 months. Officers in pre-scheduled detention who have completed the detention are placed on leave. They can apply to be placed on leave from the eighteenth month of service. The Navy can postpone the placement on leave up to a maximum of six months, for employment needs, or extension of employment in operations conducted outside the national territory or on board ships engaged outside the normal place of employment.
Incentives for the recruitment of Auxiliary Officers
(which includes the officers in a fixed position)
Fixed-term officers who complete a year of service may participate, in relation to their qualification, in competitions to recruit officers for normal roles (directly nominated) and special roles of the armed forces, provided that they do not have passed the 40th year of age.
For auxiliary officers who have served without demerit in the Navy, seats are reserved for up to 80% of the places available annually to participate in competitions to recruit officers for normal roles (directly nominated) of the armed forces.
Pursuant to Article 678 of Legislative Decree 66/2010 (Code of the military system) hiring into service as an auxiliary officer of the armed forces suspends the previous employment relationship for the entire period of the detention and the worker has the right to place preservation. Within thirty days of leaving, the worker must make himself available to the employer to return to work. Failing this, the employment relationship is terminated. The provisions of article 990 of the aforementioned Legislative Decree 66/2010 on the subject of job retention apply to auxiliary officers.
Further information can be found on the Navy website (information page on the competition)
