Military ranks of the Lao People's Armed Forces
Appearance
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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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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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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ພົນເອກ Phonoek |
ພົນໂທ Phonoth |
ພົນຕີ Phon ti |
ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa |
ພັນເອກ Phanoek |
ພັນໂທ Phanoth |
ພັນຕີ Phan ti |
ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek |
ຮ້ອຍໂທ Hony oth |
ຮ້ອຍຕີ Hony ti | |||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers |
Pre-1983 general ranks
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Laos People's Army Phonoek rank insignia 1975-1983
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Laos People's Navy Phonoek rank insignia 1975-1983
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Laos People's Air Force Phonoek rank insignia 1975-1983
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Laos People's Police Phonoek rank insignia 1975-1983
Enlisted
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ວາທີ Va thi |
ສິບເອກ Sib ek |
ສິບໂທ Sib oth |
ສິບຕີ Sib ti |
ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung |
ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ວາທີ Va thi |
ສິບເອກ Sib ek |
ສິບໂທ Sib oth |
ສິບຕີ Sib ti |
ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung |
ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ວາທີ Va thi |
ສິບເອກ Sib ek |
ສິບໂທ Sib oth |
ສິບຕີ Sib ti |
ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung |
ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ວາທີ Va thi |
ສິບເອກ Sib ek |
ສິບໂທ Sib oth |
ສິບຕີ Sib ti |
ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung |
ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
Pre-1983 enlisted ranks
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Laos People's Army Phonoek rank insignia 1975-1983
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Laos People's Navy Private rank insignia 1975-1983
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Laos People's Air Force Private rank insignia 1975-1983
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Laos People's Police Private rank insignia 1975-1983