Military ranks of the Royal Lao Armed Forces
The following tables present the ranks of the Royal Lao Armed Forces from 1955 to 1975, which, as a former French dominion, follow a rank system similar to those used by the French Armed Forces.
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Royal Lao Army
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ຈອມພົນ Chom phon | ພົນເອກ Phonoek | ພົນໂທ Phonoth | ພົນຕີ Phonti | ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa | ພັນເອກ Phanoek | ພັນໂທ Phanoth | ພັນຕີ Phanti | ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek | ຮ້ອຍໂທ Honyoth | ຮ້ອຍຕີ Honyti | ວ່າທີ່ຮ້ອຍຕີ Vathi honyti | ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍ Nakhian naihony | ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍ Nakhian naihony
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Royal Lao Navy
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| Commander ພັນໂທ | Lieutenant commander ພັນຕີ | Lieutenant ຮ້ອຍເອກ | Lieutenant (junior grade) ຮ້ອຍໂທ | Ensign ຮ້ອຍຕີ
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Royal Lao Air Force
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand general ຈອມພົນອາກາດ | General ພົນເອກອາກາດ | Lieutenant general ພົນໂທອາກາດ | Major general ພົນຕີອາກາດ | Brigadier general ພົນຈັດຕະວາອາກາດ | Colonel ພັນເອກອາກາດ | Lieutenant Colonel ພັນໂທອາກາດ | Major ພັນຕີອາກາດ | Captain ຮ້ອຍເອກອາກາດ | Lieutenant ຮ້ອຍໂທອາກາດ | Second Lieutenant ຮ້ອຍຕີອາກາດ | Officer designate ວ່າທີ່ຮ້ອຍຕີອາກາດ | Officer cadet 2nd year ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍອາກາດ | Officer cadet 1st year ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍອາກາດ
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| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Royal Lao Army
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cãã Êek | Cãã Thó | Cãã Trii | Sip Êek | Sip Thó | Sip Trii | Sip | Phonthahan
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Royal Lao Navy
|  |  |  | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phakhian naïrüa ëk | Phakhian nairüa thõ | Phakhian nairüa trï | Phonthahan
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Royal Lao Air Force
|  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cãã Êek | Cãã Thó | Cãã Trii | Sip Êek | Sip Thó | Sip Trii | Phonthahan
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| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
External links
- "Laos 1949-1975 (Kingdom)". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
