# 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.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| Royal Lao Army vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Lao Army vte | ຈອມພົນ Chom phon | ຈອມພົນ Chom phon | ພົນເອກ Phonoek | ພົນເອກ Phonoek | ພົນໂທ Phonoth | ພົນໂທ Phonoth | ພົນຕີ Phonti | ພົນຕີ Phonti | ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa | ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa | ພັນເອກ Phanoek | ພັນເອກ Phanoek | ພັນໂທ Phanoth | ພັນໂທ Phanoth | ພັນຕີ Phanti | ພັນຕີ Phanti | ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek | ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek | ຮ້ອຍໂທ Honyoth | ຮ້ອຍໂທ Honyoth | ຮ້ອຍໂທ Honyoth | ຮ້ອຍຕີ Honyti | ຮ້ອຍຕີ Honyti | ຮ້ອຍຕີ Honyti |
| Royal Lao Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Lao Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | ພັນໂທ Phanoth | ພັນໂທ Phanoth | ພັນຕີ Phanti | ພັນຕີ Phanti | ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek | ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek | ຮ້ອຍໂທ Honyoth | ຮ້ອຍໂທ Honyoth | ຮ້ອຍໂທ Honyoth | ຮ້ອຍຕີ Honyti | ຮ້ອຍຕີ Honyti | ຮ້ອຍຕີ Honyti |
| Royal Lao Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Lao Air Force vte | ຈອມພົນ Chom phon | ຈອມພົນ Chom phon | ພົນເອກ Phonoek | ພົນເອກ Phonoek | ພົນໂທ Phonoth | ພົນໂທ Phonoth | ພົນຕີ Phonti | ພົນຕີ Phonti | ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa | ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa | ພັນເອກ Phanoek | ພັນເອກ Phanoek | ພັນໂທ Phanoth | ພັນໂທ Phanoth | ພັນຕີ Phanti | ພັນຕີ Phanti | ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek | ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek | ຮ້ອຍໂທ Honyoth | ຮ້ອຍໂທ Honyoth | ຮ້ອຍໂທ Honyoth | ຮ້ອຍຕີ Honyti | ຮ້ອຍຕີ Honyti | ຮ້ອຍຕີ Honyti |
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |

### Student officer ranks

| Rank group | Student officer | Student officer | Student officer |
| Royal Lao Army | | | |
| Royal Lao Air Force | | | |
| | ວ່າທີ່ຮ້ອຍຕີ Vathi honyti | ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍ Nakhian naihony | ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍ Nakhian naihony |

## Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Royal Lao Army vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Royal Lao Army vte | | | | | | | Cãã Êek | Cãã Êek | Cãã Thó | Cãã Thó | Cãã Trii | Cãã Trii | Cãã Trii | Cãã Trii | Cãã Trii | Cãã Trii | Sip Êek | Sip Êek | Sip Êek | Sip Êek | Sip Êek | Sip Êek | Sip Thó | Sip Thó | Sip Thó | Sip Thó | Sip Trii | Sip Trii | Sip | Sip | Sip | Sip | Sip | Sip | Phonthahan | Phonthahan |
| Royal Lao Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Royal Lao Navy vte | Phakhian naïrüa ëk | Phakhian naïrüa ëk | Phakhian naïrüa ëk | Phakhian naïrüa ëk | Phakhian naïrüa ëk | Phakhian naïrüa ëk | | | Phakhian nairüa thõ | Phakhian nairüa thõ | | | | | | | Phakhian nairüa trï | Phakhian nairüa trï | Phakhian nairüa trï | Phakhian nairüa trï | Phakhian nairüa trï | Phakhian nairüa trï | | | | | | | | | | | | | Phonthahan | Phonthahan |
| Royal Lao Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Royal Lao Air Force vte | | | | | | | Cãã Êek | Cãã Êek | Cãã Thó | Cãã Thó | Cãã Trii | Cãã Trii | Cãã Trii | Cãã Trii | Cãã Trii | Cãã Trii | Sip Êek | Sip Êek | Sip Êek | Sip Êek | Sip Êek | Sip Êek | Sip Thó | Sip Thó | Sip Thó | Sip Thó | Sip Trii | Sip Trii | | | | | | | Phonthahan | Phonthahan |
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |