| Ranger tab | |
|---|---|
   1st: Miniature metallic badge variant 2nd: Army Service Uniform variant 3rd: Army Combat Uniform variant | |
| Type | Tab |
| Awarded for | Graduation from Ranger school |
| Presented by | United States Army |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 1950 |
| Last awarded | Current |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Special Forces tab[1] |
| Next (lower) | Sapper tab |
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The Ranger tab is a service school qualification tab of the United States Army, awarded to any soldier who completes Ranger School[1] at the U.S. Army Fort Moore, Georgia. Soldiers who are awarded the Ranger tab are authorized to wear it for the remainder of their military careers.[1][2] 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 Infantry Branch that a Ranger tab is required to achieve full career success,[3] 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.
- ^ a b c "Army Regulation 600-8-22 Military Awards" (PDF). Department of the Army. 5 March 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Guide to the Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia Pamphlet 670–1" (PDF). Department of the Army. 25 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ Allie, Scott. "Elimination of 1994 Gender Restriction: Will Earning the Ranger Tab Achieve Full Career Potential for Women?" (PDF). Master of Military Art and Science.