Military ranks of the Lao People's Armed Forces

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[edit]

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Lao People's Army[1] v t e
			ພົນເອກ Phonoek		ພົນໂທ Phonoth		ພົນຕີ Phon ti		ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa		ພັນເອກ Phanoek		ພັນໂທ Phanoth		ພັນຕີ Phan ti		ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek		ຮ້ອຍໂທ Hony oth			ຮ້ອຍຕີ Hony ti
Lao People's Navy[1] v t e
			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] v t e
			ພົນເອກ Phonoek		ພົນໂທ Phonoth		ພົນຕີ Phon ti		ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa		ພັນເອກ Phanoek		ພັນໂທ Phanoth		ພັນຕີ Phan ti		ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek		ຮ້ອຍໂທ Hony oth			ຮ້ອຍຕີ Hony ti
Laos Police v t e																									Unknown
			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
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet

Pre-1983 general ranks[edit]

• 
  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[edit]

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Lao People's Army[1] v t e
							ວາທີ Va thi				ສິບເອກ Sib ek						ສິບໂທ Sib oth						ສິບຕີ Sib ti						ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung						ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong
Lao People's Navy[1] v t e
							ວາທີ Va thi				ສິບເອກ Sib ek						ສິບໂທ Sib oth						ສິບຕີ Sib ti						ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung						ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong
Lao People's Liberation Air Force[1] v t e
							ວາທີ Va thi				ສິບເອກ Sib ek						ສິບໂທ Sib oth						ສິບຕີ Sib ti						ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung						ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong
Laos Police v t e
							Sergeant major ວາທີ				First sergeant ສິບເອກ						Sergeant ສິບໂທ						Corporal ສິບຕີ						Private First Class ສິບຕຣີ						Private ພົນທະຫານ
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

Pre-1983 enlisted ranks[edit]

• 
  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

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Uniforminsignia.org (Lao People's Army)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Lao Riverine Force)