Army service uniform special forces tab biography
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Army service uniform special forces tab biography
Special Forces Tab
Award
The Special Forces Tab is a service school qualification tab of the United States Army, awarded to any soldier completing the Special Forces Qualification Course[1] at the U.S.
Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Liberty, North Carolina. Soldiers who are awarded the Special Forces Tab are authorized to wear it, as well as the green beret for the remainder of their military careers, even when not serving in a Special Forces command.[1][2]
Because it is longer than the other qualification tabs, it is called the "long tab".
Personnel who have earned it are nicknamed "long tabbers".
Description and history
The Special Forces Tab was created in 1983 and is an embroidered quadrant patch worn on the upper left sleeve of a military uniform.
The cloth tab is 31⁄4 inches wide, 3/4-inch high, and is teal blue with gold-yellow embroidered letters. A metal Special Forces Badge is authorized for