According to a document shared by the Instagram account @tropiclightmeme, along with the following message, the US Army has added another authorized skill tab for graduates of Jungle School. Previously it was only authorized or wear in USARPAC. According to the authorizing memorandum, award of the Jungle tab is retroactive to graduates of Jungle Operations Training Center in Panama as well as the school in Hawaii. The memorandum was digitally signed on 22 July, 2026 by Jules W. Hurst III, the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs). Is the Arctic tab next? “We always said you’d hear it from us first. Now here it is. The Jungle Tab is now official and approved for wear across the entire United States Army. See memorandum, or below, for specifics. Now make land navigation graded again. -TLM3” SUBJECT: Approval to Establish the Jungle School Tab 1. References: a. Army Regulation (AR) 600-8-22 (Military Awards) b. AR 670-1 (Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia) c. AR 25-30, (Army Publishing Program) 2. I approve the establishment and permanent Army-Wide wear of the Jungle Tab as an official skill tab. Retroactive eligibility is authorized for service members who executed unit level…
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