Ranks of The Alpini
The Alpini share the ranks of the Italian Army but have an additional rank insignia on their Cappello Alpino uniform. All enlisted personnel and junior non-commissioned officers wear no insignia, only officers and senior NCOs wear them and special rank insignia are used by them in the form of chevrons increasing by rank until the rank of Colonel and by silver collar ribbons by general officers.
Enlisted and Junior NCOs - No Insignia
- Alpino
- Caporale - Private E1 (Corporal)
- Caporal Maggiore - Private First Class (Corporal Major)
- Primo caporal maggiore - Lance Corporal (Corporal Maj. 1st Class)
- Caporale maggiore scelto - Corporal (Senior Corporal Major)
- Caporal Maggiore capo - Master Corporal (Chief Corporal Major)
- Caporal Maggiore capo scelto - Lance Sergeant (Senior Chief Corporal Major)
- Sergente - Sergeant
- Sergente maggiore - Staff Sergeant (Sergeant major)
- Sergente maggiore capo - Sergeant First Class
Senior NCOs
- Maresciallo - Master Sergeant (Marshal): 1 small plain green chevron
- Maresciallo ordinario - First Sergeant (Ordinary marshal): 1 small plain green chevron
- Maresciallo capo - Sergeant Major (Chief Marshal): 1 small plain green chevron
- Primo Maresciallo - Command Sergeant Major (First Marshal): 1 green chevron with red border
- Primo Maresciallo Luogotenente - Sergeant Major of the Army/Warrant officer (First Marshal Lieutenant) : 1 small green chevron with red border and a gold star
Junior and Field Officers
- Sottotenente - Sublieutenant/Second lieutenant : Plain gold small chevron
- Tenente - Lieutenant : Two gold small chevrons with blue border
- Capitano - Captain : Three gold chevrons with two blue borders
- Maggiore - Major: Three gold chevrons with one blue border
- Tenente Colonello - Lieutenant colonel : Four gold chevrons with two blue borders
- Colonello - Colonel : Six gold chevrons with three blue borders
General Officers
- Generale di Brigada - Brigadier General (Brigade General) : One bright gold star on the silver collar marking
- Generale di Divisione - Major General (Divisional General): Two gold stars on the silver collar marking
- Generale di Corpo d'Armata - Lieutenant General (Corps General): Three gold stars on the silver collar marking
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