Tabs of the United States Army
Individual tabs are also worn as small metal arches above or below medals or ribbons on dress uniforms.
These tabs are also considered special skill badges and have metal equivalents that are worn on the soldier's chest of their Army dress uniforms.
Similarly, tabs awarded at the state level by the Army National Guard can only be worn by soldiers while they are on state-level orders.
[1][2] The Special Forces tab was created in 1983 and is an embroidered arch patch worn on the upper left sleeve of a military uniform.
The cloth tab is 3+7⁄4 inches (12 cm) wide and is teal blue with yellow embroidered letters.
[1][2] The full color tab is worn 1⁄2 inch (1.3 cm) below the shoulder seam on the left sleeve of the Army green coat.
The subdued tab is identical, except the background is olive drab and the word "RANGER" is in black letters.
[1][2][10][11] The full color tab is worn 1⁄2 inch (1.3 cm) below the shoulder seam on the left sleeve of the Army green coat.
The woodland subdued tab is identical, except the background is olive drab and the word "SAPPER" is in black letters and the desert subdued tab has a khaki background with the word "SAPPER" in spice brown letters.
This is a permanent award which will stay with the individual; there is no annual requirement to maintain the President's Hundred tab.
[1][2][13][failed verification] On 27 May 1958, the National Rifle Association of America requested the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel's approval of a tab for presentation to each member of the "President's Hundred.
In 2014, the JOTC was reopened in Hawaii and the Jungle Expert badge was revitalized as a tab which is authorized for wear by soldiers who complete the course and are assigned to the U.S. Army Pacific area of responsibility.
For example, within the Texas Military Forces, only eight guardsmen are presented this award for rifle, eight for pistol, two for sniper, and two for machine gun each year.
[20][21][22][23] In the Missouri National Guard and Arizona National Guard, the top twelve guardsman selected to represent their state at the Winston P. Wilson Rifle and Pistol Championships are awarded the Governor's Twelve tab (for Missouri) or Governor's Dozen tab (for Arizona).
[24][25][26] In the Iowa National Guard, the top ten rifle and/or pistol shooters from the state's Army and Air Force guard units that compete at the Iowa Governor's 10 Shooting Competition are awarded the Governor's Ten ("X") tab.
[28] This award is presented annually to cadets who compete in regional ROTC Ranger Challenge competitions.
[citation needed] An SSI is an embroidered patch worn on uniforms of the United States Army that identifies the wearer's major formation.
Airborne and air assault forces are military units, usually light infantry, set up to be moved by aircraft and dropped into battle.
"[33] Members of the Security Force Assistance Command wear a tab as part of their unit's SSI.
[37] The maroon colored top tab incorporates the letters "SETAF" representing the name of the unit and was originally approved by the U.S. Army's Institute of Heraldry in 1955.
[37] On 29 December 2015, the U.S. Army approved the wear of a black tab by soldiers assigned to Headquarters, 2nd Infantry Division (ID).
This black tab, worn immediately above the 2nd ID's SSI, is embroidered with white English and Korean letters spelling out the words "Combined Division.
[1][2][41] On 16 March 1965, the DCSPER approved a white tab with ultramarine blue lettering for wear by select Honor Guard units throughout the U.S. Army.
Proposed designs were submitted on 26 March 1965 and the color reversed version of The Old Guard's tab was approved on 19 April 1965.
In 1971 the 56th FA received their own SSI that included the Pershing tab, which continued through redesignation as the 56th Field Artillery Command in 1986.
