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.
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| 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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Lieutenant commander ພັນຕີ |
Lieutenant ຮ້ອຍເອກ |
Lieutenant (junior grade) ຮ້ອຍໂທ |
Ensign ຮ້ອຍຕີ
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| 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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Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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References
External links
- "Laos 1949-1975 (Kingdom)". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 21 April 2022.