The Sapper Tab is a military badge of the United States Army which was authorized on June 28, 2004 by the Army Chief of Staff, 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 solely 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, which is operated by the U.S. Engineer Officer Basic Course at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. It falls under HHC, 577th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade. This award is retroactive back to the graduates of the first SLC on June 14 1985.
The full color tab is 2 3/8 inches (6.03 cm) long, 11/16 inch (1.75 cm) wide, with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) red border and the word "SAPPER" inscribed in white letters 5/16 inch (.79 cm) high. The woodland subdued tab is identical, except the background is olive drab and the word "SAPPER" is in black letters and the desert subdued tab has a khaki background with the word “SAPPER” in spice brown letters.
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.
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