Squad Commander (≤28)

Deployments: 199
Members: 37
Hours in role: 531
First deployed: Jun 2019
Last deployed: Oct 2026

The role

The Squad Commander (SC) is a senior Squad Leader operating independently of a Platoon Command structure. SC is a Field Leader role integrating attachments and coordinating adjacent elements to deliver mission intent. The maximum ORBAT size commanded by this role is 28, inclusive of the SC and exclusive of the Mission Support Team.

Played on: Arma 3

Arma Reforger

Arma 4

Played on every supported platform.
Claimed before release: 89%; the rest usually within 2 days
The last year: 13; times deployed
Busiest month: Jan; January 2026, deployed 2 times
Per operation: 1; on average, across 199 operations

Estimated The Squad Commander (≤28) role card 86 documents, 125 required passages Read

In the ORBAT

ORBAT rules

All ORBAT rules

Required Commands at most 27 people, in its unit and the units below. Operations · Every platform
Required At most one in a unit. Operations · Every platform

Named in other rules

Squad Medic Required Needs a Squad Commander (≤15), a Squad Commander (≤28) or a Squad Leader (≤15) in its unit. Crosses areas Names Squad Commander (≤15), in Combat Leadership, Squad Commander (≤28), in Field Leadership and Squad Leader (≤15), in Combat Leadership: shown on each too. Operations · Every platform
Squad Advisory Holds exactly one SF Commander (≤45), Squad Commander (≤15), Squad Commander (≤28) or Squad Leader (≤15), counted together. Names SF Commander (≤45), Squad Commander (≤15), Squad Commander (≤28) and Squad Leader (≤15): shown on each too. Operations · Every platform