Major General Gianluca Carai started his military education at ‘Nunziatella’ Military School of Naples (1983–1986). He was commissioned into the 187^th Parachute Regiment ‘Folgore’ aftering completing his studies at Army School of Applied Military Studies of Turin in 1990. During his service, he has commanded the 1^st battalion of the 151^st Infantry Regiment, the 152^nd Infantry Regiment and the ‘Sassari’ Brigade. He has been deployed to operations in Somalia, Albania, Bosnia, Lebanon and Afghanistan. He has completed several staff appointments at various ranks within the General Planning and Financial Division of Army General Staff, of which he was appointed Chief on March 4^th 2019.