Given how important tabs are in the Army, should a prior service Marine now in the Army have a special tab indicating their background?

To keep it simple. A Marine does not need a tab, the way he/she speaks, looks and carries themselves will make them stand out. Hopefully in a good way.

As a former Marine and retired Airborne, Ranger, Special Forces officer, I couldnt disagree more. I am proud of my Marine service, but being a Marine didnt give me the skills and qualifications for a special badge, it made me discplined and ready to learn. Being a Marine helped prepare for future challenages, it did not replace them. I learned the knowledge, applied the skills and executed the missions required to get those qualifications. My Dad asked me after Ranger School if the harrasment was as bad as they claimed. I laughed an said it was like a bad day in the FMF, yet I also lost 40 pounds, had huge sores all over my body and was at a low point of physical conditioning due tomthe stresses of the course. I earned all the badges that you seem to cite as well as being an alumni of the University of Parris Island.

Yeah, lets not drag the Corps into the tabs and bangles and badges business. The small amount we have is plenty.

SFC Joseph Galvan The tabs are not "trinkets". They are earned, respected and worn with pride. The Army is so large it's another way if identifying each other. With all due respect you are in the Army now and other branches patches do not belong on the Army uniform. I have much respect for people who have served this country in any and all branches of service. Let your skill, leadership and knowledge speak for itself. Thank you for your continued service.

From a prior Service 'Ranger tabbed' Marine I feel just allowing us to wear the 1st Marine Division Combat Patch would be enough...for me. Combat patch or no combat patch. You ain't sh** without it. I have my WHOOAH badges...I can get more if I wanted. I'm okay with where I am at. I wear my 1st Mar Division Patch and a SM called me out....and looked me in the face and told me, 'I hate that patch, you know that', he was so unprofessional. Seeing the patch made him lose all professionalism. That is why I want to wear it...so I can go around making SM break blood vessels.....within ARMY regs of course. Have you quite figured it out, why some Army dogs, hate Devil dogs? @SFC Joseph Galvan.

No, for whatever reason that Marine left his Corps and joined the Army, I see no need for them to get special recognition for having been in the Marine Corps.

If god forbid I had to join the Army, I wouldn't want anyone to know I was a Marine. :D

Professionals, this is suppose to be a forum to discuss "our profession". If rank determines your authority over another's opinion or your right to try and belittle another because of their career path then this might as well be facebook.

At one point I cared about tabs and badges. However as I continued on in my career I realized that they don't mean that much. You may say that I feel that way because I don't have much that is not combat related. To an extent you would be correct.

I have been selected for multiple positions and promotions, in addition to having two commands for a total of 36 months. I did this all without a tab or any wings. As a young officer I was with 1ID and wings meant nothing, you can't do air assault or air drop a tank. Then during my time with 10MTN, I tried to go to air assault school and ranger school but my timing didn't line up with deployments and command. Now I am back with 1ID again and once again you are not stealthy in a tank or Bradley nor do they do well being dropped from any height.

Are tabs and badges good to have? Sure, but they are not the end all be all on a person's ability to lead.

I had an old CSM, who upon being assigned to the 82nd didn't wear any of his chest candy until after he was officially the CSM. Our brigade CSM saw him without anything and proceeded to berate him about his lack of wings and badges and that in the 82nd, the policy is that you will wear your stuff. My CSM proceeded to laugh in his face and leave after saying, "I'm not 82nd yet guy." The next week when he was officially 82nd, he wore all his stuff. However, he pointed out that the chest candy doesn't change the guy or gal in the uniform. It just kept someone higher off your back.