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Soldiers spend their careers earning badges, medals and ranks for their uniforms. But few items jump out like the tabs some soldiers earn for their left shoulders. Some are specific to a unit they serve in — like Airborne, Jungle, or Arctic — while others are earned after graduating from some of the Army’s toughest training courses, like Ranger and Sapper schools. 
Some can only be worn with certain assignments, while others signify sacred duties, like the Honor Guard. Tabs are worn above a soldier’s unit shoulder sleeve insignia on the left shoulder.

The government wants you to have Wi-Fi in the barracks if you’re single and childcare if you have kids, according to a Defense Department memo released Friday.
The Pentagon is pushing for more money and savings in military families’ pockets while aiming to improve their experience after years filled with headlines focused on moldy barracks, recruiting woes, and increasing unaffordability on and off base. 
“It’s critical to our mission, our recruiting efforts, our retention, our readiness,” a senior official told reporters during a press conference on Defense Secretary Lloyd J.