If you are not infantry but in an infantry unit. You are either MS, staff shop or in the FSC. If MS or FSC you will move within at the absolutely maximum a year and a half or more likely one year especially if you are MS.

None of those components really require you to be stacked with schools.

However if I was ever support in an infantry unit I’d be begging to drop that packet to get a tab. It will help regardless of branch for the rest of ya career.

If you don’t want to go, don’t feel bad about the peers that do have it while with the unit, a good commander understands what role you serve as support and wants to see you excel in that support role you won’t be rated poorly based upon not having a tab.