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
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Lao People's Army[1]
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ພົນເອກ Phonoek | ພົນໂທ Phonoth | ພົນຕີ Phon ti | ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa | ພັນເອກ Phanoek | ພັນໂທ Phanoth | ພັນຕີ Phan ti | ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek | ຮ້ອຍໂທ Hony oth | ຮ້ອຍຕີ Hony ti |
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Lao People's Navy[1]
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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
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Lao People's Liberation Air Force[1]
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ພົນເອກ Phonoek | ພົນໂທ Phonoth | ພົນຕີ Phon ti | ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa | ພັນເອກ Phanoek | ພັນໂທ Phanoth | ພັນຕີ Phan ti | ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek | ຮ້ອຍໂທ Hony oth | ຮ້ອຍຕີ Hony ti |
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Laos Police
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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
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Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
Pre-1983 general ranks
- 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
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lao People's Army[1]
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ວາທີ Va thi | ສິບເອກ Sib ek | ສິບໂທ Sib oth | ສິບຕີ Sib ti | ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung | ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong
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Lao People's Navy[1]
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ວາທີ Va thi | ສິບເອກ Sib ek | ສິບໂທ Sib oth | ສິບຕີ Sib ti | ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung | ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong
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Lao People's Liberation Air Force[1]
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ວາທີ Va thi | ສິບເອກ Sib ek | ສິບໂທ Sib oth | ສິບຕີ Sib ti | ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung | ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong
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Laos Police
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Sergeant major ວາທີ | First sergeant ສິບເອກ | Sergeant ສິບໂທ | Corporal ສິບຕີ | Private First Class ສິບຕຣີ | Private ພົນທະຫານ
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Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
Pre-1983 enlisted ranks
- 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
- ^ 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
- Uniforminsignia.org (Lao People's Army)
- Uniforminsignia.org (Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force)
- Uniforminsignia.org (Lao Riverine Force)