Sapper Tab

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The Sapper Tab is a military badge of the United States Army which was authorized in June 2004 by the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Peter Schoomaker. The Sapper Tab is worn as a part of the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (SSI) on the following uniforms: Class A's, BDU's, and ACU's. It is one of four permanent individual skill/marksmanship tabs. In order of seniority (based soley on length), they are the President's Hundred Tab, the Special Forces Tab, the Ranger Tab, and the Sapper Tab.

To be awarded the Sapper Tab, a service member may or may not hold the designation (MOS) as a Combat Engineer, but must have completed the Sapper Leader Course, held at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri as part of the U.S. Army Engineering School. It falls under HHC, 577th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade. The award is retroactive to June 14, 1985 for previous graduates of the Sapper Leader Course.

The Sapper Tab is authorized to be worn simultaneously with the Ranger, Special Forces, and President's Hundred Tabs. Only three permanent tabs may be worn at once.