This only lasted about a year or two before it was discontinued. Not so much earned as they are part of the uniform, Airborne, Mountain, Combined Division and Honor Guard tabs are given to individuals assigned to respective Airborne Units (such as the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)), the 10th Mountain Division, The Second Infantry DivisionвЂ™s Combined HQ in Korea and the 3rd US Infantry Regiment,known as вЂњThe Old Guard.вЂќ While these tabs are more a unit signifier than anything else, one generally has to meet qualifications to enter such a unit (be it Airborne qualification or stringent uniformity requirements) and thus the tabs are a great source of pride for those who wear them.ДЇor a very brief time, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) had a quasi-official unit вЂњAir AssaultвЂќ tab, as well as a dark blue beret.

The Special Forces, Ranger, Sapper and PresidentвЂ™s Hundred are вЂњforever tabs,вЂќ authorized for permanent wear, no matter what unit you end up in later in your career. These tabs are actually quite difficult to get, and only so many are given per year. A similar tab known as the вЂњGovernorвЂ™s Twenty/Twelve/TenвЂќ tab, is awarded to National Guard troops of varying states who excel above their peers in marksmanship. Similar in the vein of the aforementioned tabs, the PresidentвЂ™s Hundred Tab is awarded to the 100 top-qualifying Army shooters who attend the annual PresidentвЂ™s Match at Camp Perry, Ohio. Ethan McIntosh, 111th Engineer Battalion, 176th Engineer Brigade, is pinned the Sapper Tab in the Engineer Regimental Room at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, June 10, 2016. Texas guardsman and class 08-16 Sapper Leader Course honor graduate 2nd Lt. For a long time, the Sapper tab was the only way for women to be able to get вЂњtabbed,вЂќ since Ranger and Special Forces schools were off-limits. The Sapper course is 28-days long and involves a lot of challenging combat engineering skills. Similar (but not really) to a Ranger tab is the Sapper Tab, which was authorized in 2004 for soldiers who complete the Sapper Leader Course at the US Army Engineer School. Ranger tabs have been a thing for over sixty-six years. The tab itself can be retroactively awarded to World War II Rangers, members of вЂњMerrillвЂ™s MaraudersвЂќ or Korean War veterans of the Eighth Army Ranger Company, so long as they have a Combat Infantry Badge. The Ranger tab doesnвЂ™t mean youвЂ™re part of a Ranger battalion (those are scrolls), but signifies a completion of the brutal 61-day Ranger School course. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston)

This training exercise took place at the Boeblingen Local Training Area, Boeblingen, Germany, Nov. Soldiers assigned to 1-10th Special Forces Group utilize a Local Training Area to practice various tactical procedures including door breaching and building clearing. For those who have the tab, wearing it is not always necessary as the beard and relaxed uniform standards make it clear they have one. In order to earn it, one has to complete the Special Forces Qualification Course or the Special Forces Officer Course at Fort Bragg North Carolina. Number one in tab precedence, the Special Forces tab was established in 1983, long after the actual Special Forces existed.

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