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.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
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			ວ່າທີ່ຮ້ອຍຕີ Vathi honyti				ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍ Nakhian naihony				ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍ Nakhian naihony
Royal Lao Navy v t e
													Commander ພັນໂທ		Lieutenant commander ພັນຕີ		Lieutenant ຮ້ອຍເອກ		Lieutenant (junior grade) ຮ້ອຍໂທ			Ensign ຮ້ອຍຕີ
Royal Lao Air Force v t e
	Grand general ຈອມພົນອາກາດ		General ພົນເອກອາກາດ		Lieutenant general ພົນໂທອາກາດ		Major general ພົນຕີອາກາດ		Brigadier general ພົນຈັດຕະວາອາກາດ		Colonel ພັນເອກອາກາດ		Lieutenant Colonel ພັນໂທອາກາດ		Major ພັນຕີອາກາດ		Captain ຮ້ອຍເອກອາກາດ		Lieutenant ຮ້ອຍໂທອາກາດ			Second Lieutenant ຮ້ອຍຕີອາກາດ			Officer designate ວ່າທີ່ຮ້ອຍຕີອາກາດ				Officer cadet 2nd year ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍອາກາດ				Officer cadet 1st year ນັກຮຽນນາຍຮ້ອຍອາກາດ
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet

Other ranks

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