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.
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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 |
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ພັນຕີ Phanti |
ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek |
ຮ້ອຍໂທ Honyoth |
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| ຈອມພົນ Chom phon |
ພົນເອກ Phonoek |
ພົນໂທ Phonoth |
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ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa |
ພັນເອກ Phanoek |
ພັນໂທ Phanoth |
ພັນຕີ Phanti |
ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek |
ຮ້ອຍໂທ Honyoth |
ຮ້ອຍຕີ Honyti | ||||||||||||||
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Student officer ranks
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| ວ່າທີ່ຮ້ອຍຕີ Vathi honyti |
ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍ Nakhian naihony |
ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍ Nakhian naihony | |
Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Cãã Êek | Cãã Thó | Cãã Trii | Sip Êek | Sip Thó | Sip Trii | Sip | Phonthahan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cãã Êek | Cãã Thó | Cãã Trii | Sip Êek | Sip Thó | Sip Trii | Phonthahan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
External links
- "Laos 1949-1975 (Kingdom)". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 21 April 2022.