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The following tables present the ranks of theRoyal Lao Armed Forces from 1955 to 1975, which, asa former French dominion, follow a rank system similar to those used by theFrench Armed Forces.
The rank insignia ofcommissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Royal Lao Army | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | |||||||||||||
| ຈອມພົນ Chom phon | ພົນເອກ Phonoek | ພົນໂທ Phonoth | ພົນຕີ Phonti | ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa | ພັນເອກ Phanoek | ພັນໂທ Phanoth | ພັນຕີ Phanti | ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek | ຮ້ອຍໂທ Honyoth | ຮ້ອຍຕີ Honyti | ||||||||||||||
| Royal Lao Navy | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||
| ພັນໂທ Phanoth | ພັນຕີ Phanti | ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek | ຮ້ອຍໂທ Honyoth | ຮ້ອຍຕີ Honyti | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Lao Air Force | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | |||||||||||||
| ຈອມພົນ Chom phon | ພົນເອກ Phonoek | ພົນໂທ Phonoth | ພົນຕີ Phonti | ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa | ພັນເອກ Phanoek | ພັນໂທ Phanoth | ພັນຕີ Phanti | ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek | ຮ້ອຍໂທ Honyoth | ຮ້ອຍຕີ Honyti | ||||||||||||||
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Student officer | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Lao Army | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) |
| Royal Lao Air Force | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) |
| ວ່າທີ່ຮ້ອຍຕີ Vathi honyti | ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍ Nakhian naihony | ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍ Nakhian naihony | |
The rank insignia ofnon-commissioned officers andenlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Lao Army | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cãã Êek | Cãã Thó | Cãã Trii | Sip Êek | Sip Thó | Sip Trii | Sip | Phonthahan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Lao Navy | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phakhian naïrüa ëk | Phakhian nairüa thõ | Phakhian nairüa trï | Phonthahan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Lao Air Force | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | .gif) | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cãã Êek | Cãã Thó | Cãã Trii | Sip Êek | Sip Thó | Sip Trii | Phonthahan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||