Military ranks of the Lao People's Armed Forces

Summary

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]
                   
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]
                   
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]
                   
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
                    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

Enlisted edit

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
  Lao People's Army[1]
           
ວາທີ
Va thi
ສິບເອກ
Sib ek
ສິບໂທ
Sib oth
ສິບຕີ
Sib ti
ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ
Sannung
ຊັ້ນສອງ
Sansong


  Lao People's Navy[1]
           
ວາທີ
Va thi
ສິບເອກ
Sib ek
ສິບໂທ
Sib oth
ສິບຕີ
Sib ti
ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ
Sannung
ຊັ້ນສອງ
Sansong


  Lao People's Liberation Air Force[1]
           
ວາທີ
Va thi
ສິບເອກ
Sib ek
ສິບໂທ
Sib oth
ສິບຕີ
Sib ti
ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ
Sannung
ຊັ້ນສອງ
Sansong


  Laos Police
           
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

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f "ທະນບາຊນ ູ ່ ັ້ນາຍ ແລະ ພນທະຫານ ົ ກອງທບັປະຊາຊນລາວ". mod.gov.la (in Lao). Ministry of Defence (Laos). Retrieved 7 June 2021.

External links edit

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