Italian Navy ranks
The rank insignia of the Italian Navy are worn on epaulettes of shirts and white jackets, and on sleeves for navy jackets and mantels.
Rank structure
Officers
| NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Role | Admirals | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
 
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| Ammiraglio | Ammiraglio di squadra | Ammiraglio di divisione | Contrammiraglio | Capitano di vascello | Capitano di fregata | Capitano di corvetta | Tenente di vascello | Sottotenente di vascello | Guardiamarina | |||||||||||||||
| English translation | Admiral | squadron admiral (lieutenant admiral)  | 
divisional admiral (vice admiral)  | 
counter admiral (rear admiral)  | 
Ship-of-the-line captain | Frigate captain | Corvette Captain | Ship-of-the-line lieutenant | Ship-of-the-line sublieutenant | Gardemarine (Ensign)  | ||||||||||||||
Notes:
1 The rank of "ammiraglio" (admiral) is assigned to the only naval officer promoted as chief of the defense staff.
2 The rank of "ammiraglio di squadra con incarichi speciali" (squadron admiral with special assignments) is assigned to the naval officer promoted as chief of the naval staff and/or as secretary of defense.
Student officer ranks
| Rank group | Student officer | 
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Non-commissioned officers and ratings
| NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Marshals | Sergeants | Permanent service volunteers | Temporary service volunteers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 
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| Primo luogotenente | Luogotenente | Primo maresciallo | Secondo aiutante | Secondo capo scelto | Secondo capo | Sergente | Comune scelto | Comune di prima classe | Comune di seconda classe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English rank name translation | First sub-lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | First marshal | 
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Second chief adjutant | Chosen second chief | Second chief | Sergeant | 
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Chosen commoner | Commoner 1st class | Commoner 2nd class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes:
1No rank insignia, sailors just wear category or specialty badge, in this case the rating of "tecnico di macchine" (machinist's mate).
History
Enlisted ranks introduced in 1995
| NATO code | OR-7 | OR-4 | |||
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| Italian | Secondo capo scelto | Sottocapo di prima classe scelto | Sottocapo di prima classe | Sottocapo di seconda classe | Sottocapo di terza classe | 
| English | Chosen second chief | Chosen subchief first class | Subchief first class | Subchief second class | Subchief third class | 
Enlisted ranks introduced in 2018
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| Italian | Primo luogotenente q.s.[a] | Secondo capo scelto q.s. | Sottocapo di prima casse scelto q.s. | 
| English | First sub-lieutenant (special class)  | 
Chosen second chief (special class)  | 
Chosen subchief first class (special class)  | 
Enlisted name changes in 2022
On 5 August 2022 multiple ranks across the armed forces were renamed.[6]
| NATO code | OR-9 | OR-7 | OR-4 | OR-3 | |
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| (2018–2022)[9] | Primo luogotenente q.s. | Secondo capo scelto q.s. | Sottocapo di prima classe scelto q.s. | Sottocapo di prima classe scelto | Sottocapo | 
| (2022–Present) | Primo luogotenente | Secondo aiutante | Sottocapo aiutante | Sottocapo scelto | Comune scelto | 
Notes
- ^ q.s. - (qualifica speciale - special rank)
 
Bibliography
- Decreto legislativo 15 marzo 2010 n.66
 - "Riordino delle carriere del 27/02/2018" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
 
References
- ^ "Ufficiali Ammiragli". marina.difesa.it (in Italian). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
 - ^ "Ufficiali Superiori". marina.difesa.it (in Italian). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
 - ^ "Ufficiali Inferiori". marina.difesa.it (in Italian). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
 - ^ "Ufficiali Inferiori". marina.difesa.it (in Italian). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
 - ^ "Sottufficiali". marina.difesa.it (in Italian). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
 - ^ a b "LEGGE 5 agosto 2022, n. 119" [Law 5 August 2022, n. 119] (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 May 2024.
 - ^ "DECRETO LEGISLATIVO 12 maggio 1995, n. 196" [LEGISLATIVE DECREE 12 May 1995, n. 196] (in Italian). 12 May 1995.
 - ^ "Riordino delle carriere del 27/02/2018" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
 - ^ "Graduati e Comuni". marina.difesa.it (in Italian). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
 
































