Military ranks of the Royal Lao Armed Forces
The military ranks of the Kingdom of Laos were the military rank insignia used by the Royal Lao Armed Forces from 1955 to 1975. As a former French dominion, the ranks followed that of the French Armed Forces until 1959.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Lao | ຈອມພົນ | ພົນເອກ | ພົນໂທ | ພົນຕີ | ພົນຈັດຕະວາ | ພັນເອກ | ພັນໂທ | ພັນຕີ | ຮ້ອຍເອກ | ຮ້ອຍໂທ | ຮ້ອຍຕີ | |||||||||||||
| Romanization | Chǭmphon | Phonʼēk | Phonthō | Phontī | Phonchat tawā | Phanʼēk | Phanthō | Phantī | Hǭiʼēk | Hǭithō | Hǭitī | |||||||||||||
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 Royal Lao Army[1](1959–1975) |
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| Royal Lao Air Force[2] (1964–1975) |
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Student officer ranks
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| Lao | ວ່າທີ່ຮ້ອຍຕີ | ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍ | ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍ |
| Romanization | Wāthī hǭitī | Nak hīan nāihǭi | Nak hīan nāihǭi |
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| Royal Lao Army
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| Royal Lao Air Force
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Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Cãã Êek | Cãã Thó | Cãã Trii | Sip Êek | Sip Thó | Sip Trii | Sip | Phonthahan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Lao Navy |
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| Phakhian naïrüa ëk | Phakhian nairüa thõ | Phakhian nairüa trï | Phonthahan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cãã Êek | Cãã Thó | Cãã Trii | Sip Êek | Sip Thó | Sip Trii | Phonthahan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- ^ a b Conboy 1989, p. 14.
- ^ a b Conboy 1989, p. 16.
- Conboy, Kenneth (1989). The War in Laos 1960–75. Men-at-Arms. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-0850459388.
External links
- "Laos 1949-1975 (Kingdom)". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 21 April 2022.