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518:. Earning the tab is considered an indication that an officer possesses the skills and stamina necessary to effectively lead soldiers in the infantry. All other branches also highly encourage their lieutenants to attempt to earn the Ranger tab. It is highly encouraged that those who will serve within an
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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 (0.32 cm) yellow border and the word "RANGER" inscribed in yellow letters
482:
At the time of its creation, the Ranger bab was retroactively awarded to any Army soldiers who previously completed a Ranger course conducted by the now-defunct Ranger
Training Command. In addition, as set forth in Army regulations, veterans of certain categories of former wartime service are also
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The Ranger Course was conceived during the Korean War and was known as the Ranger
Training Command. On 10 October 1951, the Ranger Training Command was inactivated and became the Ranger Department, a branch of the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia. From 1954 to the early 1970's, the Army's
461:. Soldiers who are awarded the Ranger tab are authorized to wear it for the remainder of their military careers. The Ranger tab is considered the pre-eminent award for soldiers in combat arms branches within the United States Army. It is considered an unwritten rule in the
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The original design of the tab had a black and red color scheme, spelling the word RANGERS. This design was an adaption of the traditional Ranger scroll, intended to recognize those who completed training for the Ranger companies that previously existed.
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that a Ranger tab is required to achieve full career success, with the majority of commissioned and non-commissioned officers serving in battalion and above leadership roles (within brigade combat teams and infantry divisions) holding the award.
514:. Outside of the 75th Ranger Regiment, it is considered a highly desired award for career progression. It is the goal of the infantry branch to provide all infantry lieutenants with the opportunity to earn the Ranger tab following Infantry
507:
goal was to have one Ranger-tabbed NCO per infantry platoon and one officer per company. In an effort to better achieve this goal, in 1954 the Army required all combat arms officers to become Ranger qualified.
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540:
Any person who was awarded the CIB while serving during World War II as a member of a Ranger BN (1st through 6th inclusive) or in the 5307th
Composite Unit (Provisional) and 475th Infantry Regiment (Merrill's
418:
1108:
475:
5⁄16 inch (0.79 cm) high. A metal Ranger badge is authorized for wear on mess/dress and class-B uniforms. The metal badge is black enameled background and gold letters and border.
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while serving during World War II as a member of a Ranger BN (1st through 6th inclusive) or in the 5307th
Composite Unit (Provisional) and 475th Infantry Regiment (Merrill's Marauders)
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152:
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917:
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519:
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Any person who successfully completed a Ranger course conducted by the Ranger
Training Command at Fort Benning, Georgia
487:
Any person who successfully completed a Ranger course conducted by the Ranger
Training Command at Fort Benning, Georgia
907:
1009:
881:
555:
228:
215:
1004:
360:
876:
850:
491:
679:"Elimination of 1994 Gender Restriction: Will Earning the Ranger Tab Achieve Full Career Potential for Women?"
28:
813:
771:
Elimination of 1994 Gender
Restriction: Will Earning the Ranger Tab Achieve Full Career Potential for Women?
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963:
927:
510:
Today, the Ranger tab is considered mandatory for all soldiers serving within leadership positions in the
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948:
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The Ranger tab is one of four permanent individual skill/marksmanship tabs (as compared to a
554:) authorized for wear by the U.S. Army. In order of precedence on the uniform, they are the
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33:
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Successful completion of a Ranger course conducted by the U.S. Army
Infantry School
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643:"Guide to the Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia Pamphlet 670–1"
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789:"Commissioned Officer Professional Development and Career Management"
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or will serve as a
Special Forces Officer have their Ranger tab.
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809:
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eligible for retroactive awards of the tab. Among these are:
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867th Attack
Squadron MQ-9 Reaper pilot wearing a Ranger tab
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751:"Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade History"
637:
635:
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729:. Random House Publishing Group. p. 62.
430:Official U.S. Army video about the Ranger tab
8:
700:"U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum: Ranger Tab"
606:
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600:
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596:
828:
814:
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612:"Army Regulation 600-8-22 Military Awards"
147:
18:
726:Blood Warriors: American Military Elites
592:
449:, awarded to any soldier who completes
723:Lanning, Michael (December 18, 2007).
566:. Only three may be worn at one time.
7:
581:Military badges of the United States
1015:Distinguished International Shooter
686:Master of Military Art and Science
441:is a service school qualification
14:
837:Badges of the United States Army
416:
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367:
351:
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280:
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46:Miniature metallic badge variant
37:
32:
27:
490:Any person who was awarded the
705:U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum
621:. 5 March 2019. Archived from
576:Tabs of the United States Army
530:Award eligibility as follows:
1:
1199:United States military badges
652:. 25 May 2017. Archived from
520:Infantry Brigade Combat Team
923:Explosive Ordnance Disposal
1215:
1035:Marksmanship Qualification
562:, the Ranger tab, and the
1030:Excellence-in-Competition
26:
1025:Interservice Competition
974:Special Operations Diver
1010:President's Hundred Tab
556:President's Hundred tab
470:Description and history
796:Department of the Army
650:Department of the Army
619:Department of the Army
503:
401:Earning the Ranger tab
1168:National Guard Bureau
1158:Adjutant General's 20
1044:Special Skill Group 6
1020:Distinguished Shooter
998:Special Skill Group 5
937:Special Skill Group 4
896:Special Skill Group 3
870:Special Skill Group 2
844:Special Skill Group 1
501:
154:Tabs of the U.S. Army
959:Freefall Parachutist
882:Expert Field Medical
659:on 11 September 2017
512:75th Ranger Regiment
52:Army Service Uniform
1005:Driver and Mechanic
241:Governor's 20/12/10
60:Army Combat Uniform
979:Special Forces Tab
877:Expert Infantryman
851:Combat Infantryman
798:. 3 December 2014.
560:Special Forces tab
504:
447:United States Army
130:Special Forces tab
126:Next (higher)
91:United States Army
1186:
1185:
1119:CID Special Agent
1109:Inspector General
1079:Military Horseman
526:Award eligibility
453:at the U.S. Army
425:
386:
385:
373:Combined Division
145:
144:
136:Next (lower)
100:Currently awarded
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1094:Career Counselor
1051:Physical Fitness
928:Parachute Rigger
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712:on 30 July 2008.
708:. Archived from
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79:Graduation from
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1114:Military Police
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628:on 12 May 2022.
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463:Infantry Branch
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229:President's 100
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1139:National Guard
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1129:Combat Service
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1099:Drill Sergeant
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1061:Identification
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913:Flight Surgeon
910:
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887:Expert Soldier
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768:Scott, Allie.
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677:Allie, Scott.
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1084:Master Gunner
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451:Ranger School
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81:Ranger school
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661:. Retrieved
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623:the original
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113:Last awarded
87:Presented by
56:
48:
43:
964:Space Badge
949:Air Assault
944:Parachutist
319:Honor Guard
105:Established
76:Awarded for
1178:Unofficial
1153:Chief's 50
1148:Ram's Head
1104:Instructor
1074:Tomb Guard
1069:Army Staff
989:Sapper Tab
984:Ranger tab
954:Pathfinder
663:2022-08-28
564:Sapper tab
546:Other tabs
541:Marauders)
455:Fort Moore
439:Ranger tab
361:USAREUR-AF
162:Individual
140:Sapper tab
121:Precedence
22:Ranger tab
1163:Recruiter
1141:and Other
1089:Recruiter
903:Astronaut
777:(Thesis).
1193:Category
1173:Obsolete
1124:CI Agent
918:Aviation
570:See also
297:Mountain
286:Airborne
908:Aviator
755:US Army
459:Georgia
445:of the
341:Advisor
216:USARPAC
116:Current
62:variant
54:variant
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558:, the
377:2nd ID
366:
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308:Arctic
301:
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212:Jungle
205:
201:Sapper
194:
189:Ranger
181:
168:
97:Status
969:Diver
792:(PDF)
775:(PDF)
682:(PDF)
657:(PDF)
646:(PDF)
626:(PDF)
615:(PDF)
587:Notes
552:badge
357:SETAF
263:AROTC
16:Award
731:ISBN
516:BOLC
437:The
345:SFAC
330:Band
273:Unit
108:1950
68:Type
57:3rd:
49:2nd:
44:1st:
492:CIB
443:tab
71:Tab
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