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Military ranks of the Royal Lao Armed Forces

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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

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The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
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
Royal Lao Navy
ພັນໂທ
Phanoth
ພັນຕີ
Phanti
ຮ້ອຍເອກ
Honyoek
ຮ້ອຍໂທ
Honyoth
ຮ້ອຍຕີ
Honyti
Royal Lao Air Force
ຈອມພົນ
Chom phon
ພົນເອກ
Phonoek
ພົນໂທ
Phonoth
ພົນຕີ
Phonti
ພົນຈັດຕະວາ
Phonchadtauaa
ພັນເອກ
Phanoek
ພັນໂທ
Phanoth
ພັນຕີ
Phanti
ຮ້ອຍເອກ
Honyoek
ຮ້ອຍໂທ
Honyoth
ຮ້ອຍຕີ
Honyti
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

Student officer ranks

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Rank group Student officer
Royal Lao Army
Royal Lao Air Force
ວ່າທີ່ຮ້ອຍຕີ
Vathi honyti
ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍ
Nakhian naihony
ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍ
Nakhian naihony

Other ranks

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The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Royal Lao Army
No insignia
Cãã Êek Cãã Thó Cãã Trii Sip Êek Sip Thó Sip Trii Sip Phonthahan
Royal Lao Navy
No insignia
Phakhian naïrüa ëk Phakhian nairüa thõ Phakhian nairüa trï Phonthahan
Royal Lao Air Force
No insignia
Cãã Êek Cãã Thó Cãã Trii Sip Êek Sip Thó Sip Trii Phonthahan
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

References

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  • "Laos 1949-1975 (Kingdom)". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 21 April 2022.