The rank insignia of the Italian Navy are worn on epaulettes of shirts and white jackets, and on sleeves for navy jackets and mantels.
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.
| Rank group | Student officer |
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| Aspirante guardiamarina |
| 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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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 |
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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).
On 5 August 2022 multiple ranks across the armed forces were renamed.