| Special Forces Tab | |
|---|---|
   1st: Miniature metallic badge variant 2nd: Army Service Uniform variant 3rd: Army Combat Uniform variant | |
| Type | Tab |
| Awarded for | Graduation from the Special Forces Qualification Course |
| Presented by | United States Army |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 1983 |
| Last awarded | Current |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | None |
| Next (lower) | Ranger Tab[1] |
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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".
- ^ 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.