The following tables present the ranks of the Lao People's Armed Forces, which, as a former French dominion, follow a rank system similar to those used by the French Armed Forces. The design closely follows the Soviet pattern, with two important exceptions: 1) senior officers have a broad coloured stripe instead of two narrow stripes used in the Soviet model; 2) stars are of equal size for all the ranks.
Officers
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| ພົນເອກ Phonoek |
ພົນໂທ Phonoth |
ພົນຕີ Phon ti |
ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa |
ພັນເອກ Phanoek |
ພັນໂທ Phanoth |
ພັນຕີ Phan ti |
ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek |
ຮ້ອຍໂທ Hony oth |
ຮ້ອຍຕີ Hony ti |
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| General ພົນເອກ |
Lieutenant general ພົນໂທ |
Major general ພົນຕີ |
Brigadier general ພົນຈັດຕະວາ |
Colonel ພັນເອກ |
Lieutenant Colonel ພັນໂທ |
Major ພັນຕີ |
Captain ຮ້ອຍເອກ |
Lieutenant ຮ້ອຍໂທ |
Second Lieutenant ຮ້ອຍຕີ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lao People's Liberation Air Force[1] |
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| ພົນເອກ Phonoek |
ພົນໂທ Phonoth |
ພົນຕີ Phon ti |
ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa |
ພັນເອກ Phanoek |
ພັນໂທ Phanoth |
ພັນຕີ Phan ti |
ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek |
ຮ້ອຍໂທ Hony oth |
ຮ້ອຍຕີ Hony ti |
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| General ພົນເອກ |
Lieutenant general ພົນໂທ |
Major general ພົນຕີ |
Brigadier general ພົນຈັດຕະວາ |
Colonel ພັນເອກ |
Lieutenant Colonel ພັນໂທ |
Major ພັນຕີ |
Captain ຮ້ອຍເອກ |
Lieutenant ຮ້ອຍໂທ |
Second lieutenant ຮ້ອຍຕີ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-1983 general ranks
Laos People's Army Phonoek rank insignia 1975-1983
Laos People's Navy Phonoek rank insignia 1975-1983
Laos People's Air Force Phonoek rank insignia 1975-1983
Laos People's Police Phonoek rank insignia 1975-1983
Enlisted
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| Lao People's Army[1] |
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| ວາທີ Va thi |
ສິບເອກ Sib ek |
ສິບໂທ Sib oth |
ສິບຕີ Sib ti |
ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung |
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| Lao People's Navy[1] |
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| ວາທີ Va thi |
ສິບເອກ Sib ek |
ສິບໂທ Sib oth |
ສິບຕີ Sib ti |
ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung |
ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lao People's Liberation Air Force[1] |
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| ວາທີ Va thi |
ສິບເອກ Sib ek |
ສິບໂທ Sib oth |
ສິບຕີ Sib ti |
ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung |
ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laos Police |
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| Sergeant major ວາທີ |
First sergeant ສິບເອກ |
Sergeant ສິບໂທ |
Corporal ສິບຕີ |
Private First Class ສິບຕຣີ |
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Pre-1983 enlisted ranks
Laos People's Army Phonoek rank insignia 1975-1983
Laos People's Navy Private rank insignia 1975-1983
Laos People's Air Force Private rank insignia 1975-1983
Laos People's Police Private rank insignia 1975-1983
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