Officer ranks in the Lao armed forces are listed below. 

• na#ay okp   procedes the name of a particular rank.
• e^ek gvad    means 'first'.
• tho#o 3m    means 'second'.
• tii 8u   means 'third'.
• ca#tawa#a 9af8t;k   means 'forth'.

okprqogvad	na#ay pho#n e^ek	General
okprqo3m	na#ay pho#n tho#o	Lieutenant General
okprqo8u	na#ay pho#n tii	Major General
okprqo9af8t;k	na#ay pho#n ca#tawa#a	Brigadier General
okpraogvad	na#ay pha#n e^ek	Colonel
okprao3m	na#ay pha#n tho#o	Lieutenant Colonel
okprao8u	na#ay pha#n tii	Major
okpIhvpgvad	na#ay hO@Oy e^ek	Captain
okpIhvp3m	na#ay hO@Oy tho#o	First Lieutenant
okpIhvp8u	na#ay hO@Oy tii	Second Lieutenant