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The following tables present the ranks of the Royal Lao Armed Forces from 1955 to 1975, which, as a former French dominion, follow a rank system similar to those used by the French Armed Forces.

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Royal Lao Army v t e
	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 v t e
													ພັນໂທ Phanoth		ພັນຕີ Phanti		ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek		ຮ້ອຍໂທ Honyoth			ຮ້ອຍຕີ Honyti
Royal Lao Air Force v t e
	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
Royal Lao Air Force
	ວ່າທີ່ຮ້ອຍຕີ Vathi honyti	ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍ Nakhian naihony	ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍ Nakhian naihony

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Royal Lao Army v t e																																			No insignia
							Cãã Êek		Cãã Thó		Cãã Trii						Sip Êek						Sip Thó				Sip Trii		Sip						Phonthahan
Royal Lao Navy v t e																																			No insignia
	Phakhian naïrüa ëk								Phakhian nairüa thõ								Phakhian nairüa trï																		Phonthahan
Royal Lao Air Force v t e																																			No insignia
							Cãã Êek		Cãã Thó		Cãã Trii						Sip Êek						Sip Thó				Sip Trii								Phonthahan
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

• "Laos 1949-1975 (Kingdom)". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 21 April 2022.