Special Forces Tab
| 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 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Ranger Tab |
| Next (lower) | Sapper Tab |
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 at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Soldiers who are awarded the Special Forces Tab are authorized to wear it for the remainder of their military careers, even when not serving in a Special Forces command.
Because it is longer than the other qualification tabs, it is called the "long tab". Personnel who have earned it are nicknamed "long tabbers".