Complete the Squad Leader tutorial
Finish the required tutorial and verify the completion state in the current build.
TACTICAL GUIDE
How do you unlock Squad Leader?
Complete the Squad Leader tutorial required before selection, then take the seat when you can place spawns and give one clear squad priority—no invented XP numbers.
Reviewed Sep 4, 2026 · Current evidence separated from version-sensitive values
QUICK ANSWER
Complete the Squad Leader tutorial required before selection, then take the seat when you can place spawns and give one clear squad priority—no invented XP numbers.
CHOOSE YOUR CURRENT STATE
Confirm the tutorial, then confirm the seat
The required tutorial and the current squad's available roles are two separate checks.
Refresh role selection once
Return to the unit screen or restart once before escalating a completion-state problem.
Join or create the appropriate unit
Do not diagnose a progression bug when another player already occupies the leadership seat.
PROCEDURE
Follow these steps
Play infantry (Rifleman path) until you can read the sector and make short calls.
Complete the Squad Leader tutorial gate described in official launch/hub role guidance.
Review Outpost/Garrison responsibilities before leading a live squad.
Select Squad Leader when the tutorial completion unlocks it in your build.
First tasks: place a sensible Outpost, ask attack/defend intent, keep one priority at a time.
Any level/XP label in UI: verify in current build; do not publish unverified numbers.
COMMON PITFALLS
Avoid these mistakes
- Invented unlock levels.
- Taking SL with zero spawn knowledge.
- Skipping tutorial then blaming a lock bug.
- Stacking every order at once instead of one clear task.
QUICK ANSWERS
Unlock Squad Leader questions
How do you unlock Squad Leader?
Complete the Squad Leader tutorial required before selection per hub/official launch guidance.
Do you need a certain level for Squad Leader?
No level/XP figure is cited on the hub pages used here—verify any UI gate in the current build without inventing numbers.
Should beginners start as Squad Leader?
Hub recommends learning infantry flow first; SL is a deliberate step after tutorials.
What does Squad Leader place?
Outposts for the unit and backup Garrisons for the team—see spawn / garrison how-to pages.
SOURCES & EVIDENCE BOUNDARY
What this guide can verify
These guides separate first-party release facts, dated catalogues and observed gameplay behavior. Version-sensitive values or features remain unstated when the current sources do not verify them.