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The Ranger tab was approved by the Chief of Staff, Army, on 30 October 1950. [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 worn 1 ⁄ 2 inch (1.3 cm) below the shoulder seam on the left sleeve of utility uniforms, field jackets and the Desert Battle ...
The Ranger tab was created in 1950 and is an embroidered quadrant patch worn on the upper left sleeve of a military uniform. The cloth tab is 2 + 3 ⁄ 8 inches (6.0 cm) long, 11 ⁄ 16 inch (1.7 cm) wide, with a 1 ⁄ 8 inch (0.3 cm) yellow border and the word "RANGER" inscribed in yellow letters 5 ⁄ 16 inch (0.8 cm) high.
The U.S. Army currently authorizes four permanent individual skill/marksmanship tabs. Under current Cadet Command regulation, cadets are specifically authorized to wear the Ranger tab and the Ranger Challenge tab, as well as those "approved by The Institute of Heraldry" (TIOH) [1] Other tabs approved by TIOH include the President's Hundred tab, the Special Forces tab, and the Sapper tab. [3]
An Airman 1st Class from the 823rd Base Defense Squadron receives his Ranger Tab after completing Ranger School (April 2011). Ranger School is open to all Military Occupational Specialties (MOSs) in the U.S. Army, although—as of April 2011—an Army combat exclusion zone still limits some from attending. [14]
The Special Forces Tab is one of four permanent individual skill/marksmanship tabs (as compared to a badge) authorized for wear by the U.S. Army. In order of precedence on the uniform, they are the President's Hundred Tab, the Special Forces Tab, the Ranger Tab, and the Sapper Tab. [1] Only three may be worn at one time. [2]
The Ranger Challenge Tab is an Army ROTC only tab; once a cadet has graduated from ROTC, they can no longer wear the tab. Since it's a pre-commissioning tab, much like other ROTC badges and awards, they have not made the "cut line" for active duty, guard, and reserve badges and tabs for which these pages have focused.
The President's Hundred Tab is one of four permanent individual skill/marksmanship tabs (as compared to a badge) authorized for wear by the U.S. Army. In order of precedence on the uniform, they are the President's Hundred tab, the Special Forces tab, the Ranger tab, and the Sapper tab. Only three may be worn at one time. [6]
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