The following tables present the ranks of the
Lao People's Armed Forces
The Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF; lo, ກອງທັບປະຊາຊົນລາວ), is the armed forces of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the institution of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, who are charged with protecti ...
, which, as
a former French dominion, follow a rank system similar to those used by the
French Armed Forces
The French Armed Forces (french: Forces armées françaises) encompass the Army, the Navy, the Air and Space Force and the Gendarmerie of the French Republic. The President of France heads the armed forces as Chief of the Armed Forces.
France ...
. 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
Pre-1983 general ranks
File:14.LPAF-GEN.png, Laos People's Army Phonoek rank insignia 1975-1983
File:14.LPRF-GEN.png, Laos People's Navy Phonoek rank insignia 1975-1983
File:14.LPLAAF-GEN.png, Laos People's Air Force Phonoek rank insignia 1975-1983
File:14.LPF-GEN.png, Laos People's Police Phonoek rank insignia 1975-1983
Enlisted
Pre-1983 enlisted ranks
File:1.LPAF-PV.png, Laos People's Army Phonoek rank insignia 1975-1983
File:1.LPRF-PV.png, Laos People's Navy Private rank insignia 1975-1983
File:1.LPLAAF-PV.png, Laos People's Air Force Private rank insignia 1975-1983
File:1.LPF-PV.png, Laos People's Police Private rank insignia 1975-1983
References
External links
Uniforminsignia.org (Lao People's Army)Uniforminsignia.org (Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force)Uniforminsignia.org (Lao Riverine Force)
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Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist s ...
Military of Laos