Military ranks of the Lao People's Armed Forces

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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.

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Officers

Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
Flag of Laos.svg  Lao People's Army [1]
Laos People's Army General.png 13.LPAF-LG.png 12.LPAF-MG.png 11.LPAF-BG.png 10.LPAF-COL.png 9.LPAF-LTCOL.png 8.LPAF-MAJ.png 7.LPAF-CPT.png 6.LPAF-LT.png 5.LPAF-2LT.png
ພົນເອກ
Phonoek
ພົນໂທ
Phonoth
ພົນຕີ
Phon ti
ພົນຈັດຕະວາ
Phonchadtauaa
ພັນເອກ
Phanoek
ພັນໂທ
Phanoth
ພັນຕີ
Phan ti
ຮ້ອຍເອກ
Honyoek
ຮ້ອຍໂທ
Hony oth
ຮ້ອຍຕີ
Hony ti
Flag of Laos.svg Lao People's Navy [1]
Laos People's Army General.png 13.LPRF-LG.png 12.LPRF-MG.png 11.LPRF-BG.png 10.LPRF-COL.png 9.LPRF-LTCOL.png 8.LPRF-MAJ.png 7.LPRF-CPT.png 6.LPRF-LT.png 5.LPRF-2LT.png
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
Flag of Laos.svg Lao People's Liberation Air Force [1]
Laos People's Army General.png 13.LPLAAF-LG.png 12.LPLAAF-MG.png 11.LPLAAF-BG.png 10.LPLAAF-COL.png 9.LPLAAF-LTCOL.png 8.LPLAAF-MAJ.png 7.LPLAAF-CPT.png 6.LPLAAF-LT.png 5.LPLAAF-2LT.png
ພົນເອກ
Phonoek
ພົນໂທ
Phonoth
ພົນຕີ
Phon ti
ພົນຈັດຕະວາ
Phonchadtauaa
ພັນເອກ
Phanoek
ພັນໂທ
Phanoth
ພັນຕີ
Phan ti
ຮ້ອຍເອກ
Honyoek
ຮ້ອຍໂທ
Hony oth
ຮ້ອຍຕີ
Hony ti
Flag of Laos.svg Laos Police
Laos People's Army General.png 13.LPF-LG.png 12.LPF-MG.png 11.LPF-BG.png 10.LPF-COL.png 9.LPF-LTCOL.png 8.LPF-MAJ.png 7.LPF-CPT.png 6.LPF-LT.png 5.LPF-2LT.png 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 groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet

Pre-1983 general ranks

Enlisted

Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted
Flag of Laos.svg  Lao People's Army [1]
LPAF OR-8.svg 4.LPAF-SGT.png 3.LPAF-CPL.png 2.LPAF-PFC.png LPAF OR-2.svg LPAF OR-1.svg
ວາທີ
Va thi
ສິບເອກ
Sib ek
ສິບໂທ
Sib oth
ສິບຕີ
Sib ti
ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ
Sannung
ຊັ້ນສອງ
Sansong
Flag of Laos.svg Lao People's Navy [1]
LPRF OR-8.svg 4.LPRF-SGT.png 3.LPRF-CPL.png 2.LPRF-PFC.png LPRF OR-2.svg LPRF OR-1.svg
ວາທີ
Va thi
ສິບເອກ
Sib ek
ສິບໂທ
Sib oth
ສິບຕີ
Sib ti
ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ
Sannung
ຊັ້ນສອງ
Sansong
Flag of Laos.svg Lao People's Liberation Air Force [1]
LPAAF OR-8.svg 4.LPLAAF-SGT.png 3.LPLAAF-CPL.png 2.LPLAAF-PFC.png LPAAF OR-2.svg LPAAF OR-1.svg
ວາທີ
Va thi
ສິບເອກ
Sib ek
ສິບໂທ
Sib oth
ສິບຕີ
Sib ti
ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ
Sannung
ຊັ້ນສອງ
Sansong
Flag of Laos.svg Laos Police
LPF OR-8.svg 4.LPF-SGT.png 3.LPF-CPL.png 2.LPF-PFC.png LPF OR-2.svg LPF OR-1.svg
Sergeant major
ວາທີ
First sergeant
ສິບເອກ
Sergeant
ສິບໂທ
Corporal
ສິບຕີ
Private First Class
ສິບຕຣີ
Private
ພົນທະຫານ
Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted

Pre-1983 enlisted ranks

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References

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