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.

Lao People's Army

Officers

Equivalent NATO Code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) & Student officer
Laos (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
Laos (Edit)	No equivalent		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)			Unknown

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Laos (Edit)	No equivalent																										No equivalent
Laos (Edit)	No equivalent																Sergeant ສິບເອກ						Corporal ສິບໂທ				No equivalent		Private First Class ສິບຕຣີ						Private ພົນທະຫານ

Lao People's Navy

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D) and student officer
Laos	No equivalent											Unknown
Laos	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Unknown
Lao		ພົນເອກ	ພົນໂທ	ພົນຕີ	ພົນຈັດຕະວາ	ພັນເອກ	ພັນໂທ	ພັນຕີ	ຮ້ອຍເອກ	ຮ້ອຍໂທ	ຮ້ອຍຕີ

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Laos	No equivalent																										No equivalent
Laos	No equivalent																Sergeant ສິບເອກ						Corporal ສິບໂທ				No equivalent		Leading Seaman ສິບຕຣີ						Seaman ພົນທະຫານ

Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force

Officers

Equivalent NATO Code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Laos (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
Laos (Edit)	No equivalent		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)			Unknown

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Laos (Edit)	No equivalent																										No equivalent
Laos (Edit)	No equivalent																Sergeant						Corporal				No equivalent		Private First Class						Private

Laos police force

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D) and student officer
Laos	No equivalent											Unknown
Laos	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Unknown
Lao		ພົນເອກ	ພົນໂທ	ພົນຕີ	ພົນຈັດຕະວາ	ພັນເອກ	ພັນໂທ	ພັນຕີ	ຮ້ອຍເອກ	ຮ້ອຍໂທ	ຮ້ອຍຕີ

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Laos	No equivalent																										No equivalent
Laos	No equivalent																Sergeant ສິບເອກ						Corporal ສິບໂທ				No equivalent		Private first class ສິບຕຣີ						Private ພົນທະຫານ

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