Italian Navy ranks
Appearance
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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
[edit]Officers
[edit]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 con incarichi speciali | 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 (s.a.) (lieutenant admiral (s.a.)) |
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
[edit]Rank group | Student officer |
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Aspirante guardiamarina |
Non-commissioned officers and ratings
[edit]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
[edit]Enlisted ranks introduced in 1995
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ q.s. - (qualifica speciale - special rank)
Bibliography
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "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.