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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.
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Royal Lao Army |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ຈອມພົນ Chom phon | ພົນເອກ Phonoek | ພົນໂທ Phonoth | ພົນຕີ Phonti | ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa | ພັນເອກ Phanoek | ພັນໂທ Phanoth | ພັນຕີ Phanti | ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek | ຮ້ອຍໂທ Honyoth | ຮ້ອຍຕີ Honyti | ວ່າທີ່ຮ້ອຍຕີ Vathi honyti | ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍ Nakhian naihony | ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍ Nakhian naihony | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Lao Navy | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commander ພັນໂທ | Lieutenant commander ພັນຕີ | Lieutenant ຮ້ອຍເອກ | Lieutenant (junior grade) ຮ້ອຍໂທ | Ensign ຮ້ອຍຕີ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Lao Air Force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand general ຈອມພົນອາກາດ | General ພົນເອກອາກາດ | Lieutenant general ພົນໂທອາກາດ | Major general ພົນຕີອາກາດ | Brigadier general ພົນຈັດຕະວາອາກາດ | Colonel ພັນເອກອາກາດ | Lieutenant Colonel ພັນໂທອາກາດ | Major ພັນຕີອາກາດ | Captain ຮ້ອຍເອກອາກາດ | Lieutenant ຮ້ອຍໂທອາກາດ | Second Lieutenant ຮ້ອຍຕີອາກາດ | Officer designate ວ່າທີ່ຮ້ອຍຕີອາກາດ | Officer cadet 2nd year ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍອາກາດ | Officer cadet 1st year ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍອາກາດ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Lao Army |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cãã Êek | Cãã Thó | Cãã Trii | Sip Êek | Sip Thó | Sip Trii | Sip | Phonthahan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Lao Navy |  |  |  | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phakhian naïrüa ëk | Phakhian nairüa thõ | Phakhian nairüa trï | Phonthahan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Lao Air Force |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cãã Êek | Cãã Thó | Cãã Trii | Sip Êek | Sip Thó | Sip Trii | Phonthahan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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