The Ranger Tab is a military decoration of the United States Army which signifies completion of the U.S. Army Ranger School, a three month course providing instruction in small-unit combat tactics in woodland, mountain, and swamp operations. U.S. Army Ranger Tab (embroided) Copyright Public domain: United States Army. ... U.S. Army Ranger Tab (embroided) Copyright Public domain: United States Army. ... In the United States military, personal recognition is granted to service members by a number of awards and decorations. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The United States Army Ranger School is an intense 9-week long combat leadership course, conducted in three 3-week phases - at Fort Benning, GA (woodland terrain, Benning Phase), Camp Merrill, Georgia (Mountain Phase), and Camp Rudder (Eglin AFB) (Swamp Phase). ...
Those graduating from Ranger School are presented with the Ranger Tab which is worn on the upper left sleeve of a military uniform. The tab is permitted for wear for the remainder of a military career, even if an individual is not actively assigned to an Army Ranger unit. The cloth version of the Tab is worn on the battle dress and class A uniform in the Army, and a smaller, metal version is worn on the more formal dress blue and dress mess uniforms. Official force name 75th Ranger Regiment Rangers Other names Airborne Rangers Army Rangers Task Force Ranger U.S. Army Rangers Branch U.S. Army Chain of Command USASOC Description Special Operations Force, rapidly deployable light infantry force. ...
The Ranger Tab is very similar in design to the U.S. Army's Special Forces Tab and also to the Sapper Tab. Special Forces Tab The Special Forces Tab is a decoration of the United States Army which is awarded to any service member who completes the Special Forces Qualification Course, or the Special Forces Officer Course, at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. ... The Sapper Tab is a military badge of the United States Army which was authorized in June 2004 by the Army Chief of Staff, General Peter Schoomaker. ...
The subdued tab is identical, except the background is olive drab and the word "RANGER" is in fl letters.
The RangerTab was approved by the Chief of Staff, Army, on 30 October 1950.
The subdued tab is worn 1/2 inch below the shoulder seam on the left sleeve of utility uniforms, field jackets and the desert battle dress uniform (DBDU).
At their graduation, the Rangers were awarded a small, yellow on-fl RANGER arc tab insignia to be worn on the left shoulder of their uniform.
Consequently, many Korean War Ranger veterans purchased copies of the Second World War Ranger Infantry Battalion scrolls, removed the letters BN, then sewed in white thread the letters CO. It was this modified scroll that many of the early Ranger School graduates wore on their uniforms.
The Ranger Training Command at Fort Benning, Georgia, evaluated and endorsed the fl beret for Ranger use but its official authorization in accordance with regulations by the Department of the Army would not be forthcoming for more than another two decades.
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