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Thailand vs Cambodia Military Ranks
The Thai Army has 17 ranks — 10 officer and 7 enlisted — from พลทหาร Phon thahan up to จอมพล Chom phon. Below: all 51 ranks across 3 branches (Army, Navy, Air Force), aligned tier by tier with their Cambodian equivalents.
Branches
3
Ranks documented
51
Active personnel
360K
Army
Rank Ladder
Highest first · 17 of 17 matched
| 🇹🇭 Thailand · Army | NATO code |
Equivalent in
|
|---|---|---|
| Officers | ||
จอมพล Chom phon
|
OF-10 Marshal / General of the Army |
នាយឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ផុតលេខ / Neay utdamsenei phot lek
|
พลเอก Phon ek
|
OF-9 General |
នាយឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ / Neay utdamsenei
|
พลโท Phon tho
|
OF-8 Lieutenant General |
ឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ឯក / Utdamsenei ek
|
พลตรี Phon tri
|
OF-7 Major General |
ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ទោ / Utdamsenei tou
|
พันเอก Phan ek
|
OF-5 Colonel |
វរសេនីយ៍ឯក / Veareasenei ek
|
พันโท Phan tho
|
OF-4 Lieutenant Colonel |
វរសេនីយ៍ទោ / Veareasenei tou
|
พันตรี Phan tri
|
OF-3 Major / Commandant |
វរសេនីយ៍ត្រី / Veareasenei trei
|
ร้อยเอก Roi ek
|
OF-2 Captain / 1st Lieutenant |
អនុសេនីយ៍ឯក / Anusenei ek
|
ร้อยโท Roi tho
|
OF-1 Lieutenant |
អនុសេនីយ៍ទោ / Anusenei tou
អនុសេនីយ៍ត្រី / Anusenei trei
|
ร้อยตรี Roi tri
|
OF-1 Lieutenant |
អនុសេនីយ៍ទោ / Anusenei tou
អនុសេនីយ៍ត្រី / Anusenei trei
|
| Enlisted ranks | ||
จ่าสิบเอก Cha sip ek
|
OR-9 Sergeant Major |
ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក / Pruentobal ek
|
จ่าสิบโท Cha sip tho
|
OR-8 1st Sergeant |
ព្រឹន្ទបាលទោ / Pruentobal tou
|
จ่าสิบตรี Cha sip tri
|
OR-7 Sergeant 1st Class |
ពលបាលឯក / Polobal ek
|
สิบเอก Sip ek
|
OR-5 Sergeant |
ពលបាលត្រី / Polobal trei
|
สิบโท Sip tho
|
OR-4 Corporal |
នាយឯក / Neay ek
|
สิบตรี Sip tri
|
OR-3 Private 1st Class |
នាយទោ / Neay tou
|
| พลทหาร Phon thahan | OR-1 Private |
ពលទោ / Pol tou
|
Navy
Rank Ladder
Highest first · 16 of 17 matched
| 🇹🇭 Thailand · Navy | NATO code |
Equivalent in
|
|---|---|---|
| Officers | ||
จอมพลเรือ Chom phon ruea
|
OF-10 Marshal / General of the Army | – |
พลเรือเอก Phon ruea ek
|
OF-9 General |
នាយឧត្ដមនាវី / Neay Utdamneavi
|
พลเรือโท Phon ruea tho
|
OF-8 Lieutenant General |
ឧត្ដមនាវីឯក / Utdamneavi ek
|
พลเรือตรี Phon ruea tri
|
OF-7 Major General |
ឧត្តមនាវីទោ / Utdamneavi tou
|
นาวาเอก Nawa ek
|
OF-5 Colonel |
វរនាវីឯក / Veareaneavi ek
|
นาวาโท Nawa tho
|
OF-4 Lieutenant Colonel |
វរនាវីទោ / Veareaneavi tou
|
นาวาตรี Nawa tri
|
OF-3 Major / Commandant |
វរនាវីត្រី / Veareaneavi trei
|
เรือเอก Ruea ek
|
OF-2 Captain / 1st Lieutenant |
អនុនាវីឯក / Anuneavi ek
|
เรือโท Ruea tho
|
OF-1 Lieutenant |
អនុនាវីទោ / Anuneavi tou
អនុនាវីត្រី / Anuneavi trei
|
เรือตรี Ruea tri
|
OF-1 Lieutenant |
អនុនាវីទោ / Anuneavi tou
អនុនាវីត្រី / Anuneavi trei
|
| Enlisted ranks | ||
พันจ่าเอก Phan cha ek
|
OR-9 Sergeant Major |
នាយចក្របាលឯក / Neay chakrabal ek
|
พันจ่าโท Phan cha tho
|
OR-8 1st Sergeant |
នាយចក្របាលទោ / Neay chakrabal tou
|
พันจ่าตรี Phan cha tri
|
OR-7 Sergeant 1st Class |
ចក្របាលឯក / Chakrabal ek
|
จ่าเอก Cha ek
|
OR-5 Sergeant |
ចក្របាលត្រី / Chakrabal trei
|
จ่าโท Cha tho
|
OR-4 Corporal |
ចក្របាលរងឯក / Chakrabal rong ek
|
จ่าตรี Cha tri
|
OR-3 Private 1st Class |
ចក្របាលរងទោ / Chakrabal rong tou
|
| พลทหาร Phon thahan | OR-1 Private |
នាវិកទោ / Neavik tou
|
Air Force
Rank Ladder
Highest first · 16 of 17 matched
| 🇹🇭 Thailand · Air Force | NATO code |
Equivalent in
|
|---|---|---|
| Officers | ||
จอมพลอากาศ Chom phon akat
|
OF-10 Marshal / General of the Army | – |
พลอากาศเอก Phon akat ek
|
OF-9 General |
នាយឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ / Neay utdamsenei
|
พลอากาศโท Phon akat tho
|
OF-8 Lieutenant General |
ឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ឯក / Utdamsenei ek
|
พลอากาศตรี Phon akat tri
|
OF-7 Major General |
ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ទោ / Utdamsenei tou
|
นาวาอากาศเอก Nawa akat ek
|
OF-5 Colonel |
វរសេនីយ៍ឯក / Veareasenei ek
|
นาวาอากาศโท Nawa akat tho
|
OF-4 Lieutenant Colonel |
វរសេនីយ៍ទោ / Veareasenei tou
|
นาวาอากาศตรี Nawa akat tri
|
OF-3 Major / Commandant |
វរសេនីយ៍ត្រី / Veareasenei trei
|
เรืออากาศเอก Ruea akat ek
|
OF-2 Captain / 1st Lieutenant |
អនុសេនីយ៍ឯក / Anusenei ek
|
เรืออากาศโท Ruea akat tho
|
OF-1 Lieutenant |
អនុសេនីយ៍ទោ / Anusenei tou
អនុសេនីយ៍ត្រី / Anusenei trei
|
เรืออากาศตรี Ruea akat tri
|
OF-1 Lieutenant |
អនុសេនីយ៍ទោ / Anusenei tou
អនុសេនីយ៍ត្រី / Anusenei trei
|
| Enlisted ranks | ||
พันจ่าอากาศเอก Phan cha akat ek
|
OR-9 Sergeant Major |
ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក / Pruentobal ek
|
พันจ่าอากาศโท Phan cha akat tho
|
OR-8 1st Sergeant |
ព្រឹន្ទបាលទោ / Pruentobal tou
|
พันจ่าอากาศตรี Phan cha akat tri
|
OR-7 Sergeant 1st Class |
ពលបាលឯក / Polobal ek
|
จ่าอากาศเอก Cha akat ek
|
OR-5 Sergeant |
ពលបាលត្រី / Polobal trei
|
จ่าอากาศโท Cha akat tho
|
OR-4 Corporal |
នាយឯក / Neay ek
|
จ่าอากาศตรี Cha akat tri
|
OR-3 Private 1st Class |
នាយទោ / Neay tou
|
| พลทหาร Phon thahan | OR-1 Private |
ពលទោ / Pol tou
|
Overview
- Royal Thai Army (กองทัพบกไทย): Conducts land operations, border surveillance, and territorial defense across four regional army areas. Formations include infantry, cavalry, artillery, and engineer divisions, with headquarters in Bangkok. It also commands the specialized Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command based in Lopburi.
- Royal Thai Navy (กองทัพเรือไทย): Executes maritime defense, territorial water patrols, and search and rescue operations within the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea. Headquartered in Bangkok, with its main fleet base in Sattahip, it administers three naval area commands and the Air and Coastal Defence Command. It also oversees the naval air division and subordinate marine forces.
- Royal Thai Marine Corps (หน่วยบัญชาการนาวิกโยธิน): Operates as a subordinate command under the Royal Thai Navy, specializing in amphibious assaults, coastal defense, and expeditionary maneuvers. It is structured into infantry and artillery regiments, with headquarters based at the Sattahip Naval Base. The division-sized force maintains specialized units like the Marine Reconnaissance Battalion.
- Royal Thai Air Force (กองทัพอากาศไทย): Coordinates air defense, tactical airlift, and aerial reconnaissance operations. Headquartered in Bangkok, it operates a network of air bases across the country, organizing its tactical assets into combat, support, and training wings. It also manages dedicated security and special operations regiments.
- Military Cyber Command (หน่วยบัญชาการไซเบอร์ทหาร): Serves as the joint cyber warfare command under the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters. It consolidates cyber, digital, and network warfare capabilities across the army, navy, and air force. Responsibilities include defensive cyber operations, protecting critical military infrastructure, and running the Military Cyber School.
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Insignia image credits
- Sodacan — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons: จอมพล Chom phon, พลเอก Phon ek, พลโท Phon tho, พลตรี Phon tri, พันเอก Phan ek, พันโท Phan tho, พันตรี Phan tri, ร้อยเอก Roi ek, ร้อยโท Roi tho, ร้อยตรี Roi tri, จ่าสิบเอก Cha sip ek, จ่าสิบโท Cha sip tho, จ่าสิบตรี Cha sip tri, สิบเอก Sip ek, สิบโท Sip tho, สิบตรี Sip tri, พันจ่าเอก Phan cha ek, พันจ่าโท Phan cha tho, พันจ่าตรี Phan cha tri, จ่าเอก Cha ek, จ่าโท Cha tho, จ่าตรี Cha tri, จอมพลอากาศ Chom phon akat, พลอากาศเอก Phon akat ek, พลอากาศโท Phon akat tho, พลอากาศตรี Phon akat tri, นาวาอากาศเอก Nawa akat ek, นาวาอากาศโท Nawa akat tho, นาวาอากาศตรี Nawa akat tri, เรืออากาศเอก Ruea akat ek, เรืออากาศโท Ruea akat tho, เรืออากาศตรี Ruea akat tri, พันจ่าอากาศเอก Phan cha akat ek, พันจ่าอากาศโท Phan cha akat tho, พันจ่าอากาศตรี Phan cha akat tri, จ่าอากาศเอก Cha akat ek, จ่าอากาศโท Cha akat tho, จ่าอากาศตรี Cha akat tri
- Skjoldbro — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons: จอมพลเรือ Chom phon ruea, พลเรือเอก Phon ruea ek, พลเรือโท Phon ruea tho, พลเรือตรี Phon ruea tri, นาวาเอก Nawa ek, นาวาโท Nawa tho, นาวาตรี Nawa tri, เรือเอก Ruea ek, เรือโท Ruea tho, เรือตรี Ruea tri