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

Warning: The table below shows a simple literal translation of the Italian navy ranks into English language,
DOES NOT represent a military ranks comparisons among NATO navies as officially stated by the - STANAG 2116.

Officers

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1
Role	Admirals										Senior officers						Junior officers
Italian Navy[1][2][3] v t e
			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
Italian Navy[4]
	Aspirante guardiamarina

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
Role	Marshals								Sergeants														Permanent service volunteers				Temporary service volunteers
Italian Navy[5][6] v t e							Capo di prima classe Capo di seconda classe Capo di terza classe																Sottocapo aiutante Sottocapo scelto Sottocapo di prima classe Sottocapo di seconda classe Sottocapo di terza classe												No insignia
	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		Chief 1st class Chief 2nd class Chief 3rd class		Second chief adjutant	Chosen second chief	Second chief						Sergeant						Subchief adjutant Chosen subchief Subchief 1st class Subchief 2nd class Subchief 3rd class				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
Shoulder board[7]
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

NATO code	OR-9	OR-7	OR-4
Shoulder board[8]
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
Insignia
(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

1. 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.