Complete Squad Leading Guide | Tips, Tricks, Strategies, and Mechanics to Lead Your Squad to Victory

[@Ben-cd1xm]

I think SL's often underestimate the positive reinforcement aspect of leadership. That doesn't mean coddling or over-praising your guys, but when your LAT takes out enemy armor they stumbled on without direction from you, cheer them on. When a 3-man fire team finds the enemy radio and digs it down, tell them they're the best. Celebrate their successes and encourage them if they stumble. I've had so many people tell me, after losing a game by 150 tickets that it was the most fun they've had, and ask if they can be on my squad next round. It really makes a difference.

[@Gorlami14]

Great points dude! I think the best compliment we as Squad Leaders can get at the end of the game is our squad mates wanting to play in our squad again. Thank you for the comment!

[@quack_stack]

Definitely, yesterday the other LAT and I blew up a striker and the whole squad was cheering. Positive feedback is always great

[@AquaFetus2.0]

same here dude. People always want me to be an SL. I'm not allowed to not be an sl if people recognize me in a lobby 😂

[@justinferrell5369]

As someone who plays only squad lead for 1000 hours, mostly because no one else will, take your advice and apply it to your professional life. Never forget the power of positive reinforcement.

[@MachinedFace88ttv]

I disagree when the lat guy hits a tank once and dies I yell at him for not being near the rifleman to reload. If I wanted 8 lone wolves in my squad I'd play bf 2042

[@blakjaket4472]

I love the squad community. I got autofilled to squad leader when are sl left in the staging phase and when I said I wasnt experienced and tried to relinquish the sl role, they taught me how instead.

[@EPOCCH]

Might start leading INF squads now. Great vid!

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you! I'll jump in there with you!

[@osvaldorestrepo8680]

Let's play man

[@caryisrael7484]

Great video! Lays out "why" to do things a certain way as SL and not just "what" to do. Really beneficial. Good stuff.

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you! Yeah I think explaining the "why's" reinforces the tips and strategies that I present in the guide. Glad you enjoyed!

[@L4KKYBattlefield]

With 1500 hours and alot as SL, i really love teaching ppl how to SL. Its so fun and rawarding when things work out. Good vid

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you!

[@MachinedFace88ttv]

Not enough

[@vikingrc100]

Very good video sir!!! I`ve played Squad for about 600 hours my self, and I learned some new good things from this. I hope lots of players watch this and learn lots from it as well. Its videos like this thats makes this game experiance better for us ALL. Keep it up Gorlami14.

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you! I love making content that makes the game more enjoyable for everyone through sharing info and tips. Super glad experienced Squad players find this information helpful as well!

[@ryannielsen5505]

great video. i find that when you get tired of bad SL's and start playing as one is when you become the best SL's in the game. good mind set to be in instead of just doing it to do it

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you! Couldn't agree more. Be the change you want to see in the world and in this case be a great SL to hopefully inspire others to do the same!

[@fahlt92]

This is great for folks who are ready to take that dive. Great video!

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you!

[@HOTDOG401]

Solid info. Ive been involuntarily voted as squad leader...its difficult but letting guys know your inexperienced and asking for help and advice is priceless...The guys that speak up and want to help, teach and give their knowledge Ive even asked them if they would want to be leaders of the fireteam, often those guys are the best for choosing to be fireteam leaders as their knowledge and experience is put to better use because they can mark info on the map and have more tools available in their toolbox that supports their game knowledge and understanding...and delegation of authority helps create a stronger team cohesion...giving acknowledgment to peoples competence is valuable and invaluable. Asking each fireteam leader for status updates of what they see and whats going on is important. You learn what they see that you cannot...and allows you to better assess and take care of them. If theyre taking heavy resistance you can order them to fall back to rally and regroup...or order them not to push and delay the enemy as you inform command of the support you need for your men to be effective.

[@pronebattles914]

Thank you so much for making these types of videos. I've been needing a squad leader guide and this is the BEST!! Can't wait for the AT guides next!

[@Gorlami14]

My pleasure! Glad you've been enjoying them!

[@Sc00bDJ]

Your guides are some of the best about squad, you give details on things a lot of other vids don't, being a fireteam leader seems like a good step towards being a SL without all the responsibility, might try that first. keep up the good work mate!

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you I really appreciate that! Glad I've been able to help you out!

[@IsawU]

You should really encourage everybody to be aware of their squad number rather than promoting the use of names in command chat and thus making it more obscure. The same really goes for squad comms. As often as possible, commands should be directed to alpha, bravo or charlie. This is especially true in a context of an online game, where user names can be anything (name of a cap, vehicle type, "low_ammo_1995", "INeed4Medic454P").

[@Gorlami14]

That's a really fair point and I honestly use numbers more than names most days, but the problem sometimes lies in the chaos of comms where new SLs don't check their squad number at the start of games or they forget it and won't recognize other SLs are trying to reach them until their name is said. I wish more SLs would use direct comms since most instances of people being unaware that they are being hailed could be alleviated by talking to them directly. Thank you for the comment!

[@IsawU]

​@@Gorlami14 Yes, I know you mean well. I was kind of imagining a perfect world in which everybody has seen the guide - then it would be better if you encouraged squad number awareness. But since most of the people will never see a squad leading guide, then informing viewers that squad numbers don't always work is a way to go. Thanks for the video, the more the SLing videos, the better the SLs. At least that's my theory.

[@aidan8640]

Glad to hear you make the recommendation about having multiple exits from the FOB. I always recognize an inexperienced SL when I see them superfob a 30m radius circle and give it only one exit. Show me a FOB like this and I will show you a doomed FOB.

[@Gorlami14]

Yeah gotta avoid those fatal funnels. Exactly. Gotta build a larger perimeter and defend from further out, so the first contact you take doesn't immediately disable your HAB.

[@radioactiverat8751]

My second or third game I ended up being SL. My experiences in the reserves and the friendly community are to thank for it not being a total gong show.

[@_Meriwether]

My first five outings leading a squad were all unmitigated disasters. In all cases we were already losing bad, so everyone was in headless-chicken mode. Left a very sour taste in the mouth.

[@lwdrd]

Every time I've led a squad it's been unstructured and shitty

[@zapwag]

1:02 SAME BRO i hate sitting on a full team of 50 and theres only 3 squads and nobody making any, so i just started doing it myself lol

[@SavorDth]

I do a lot of squad ops 1 life events but never as squad lead mostly ftl roles. Great info on squad leading.

Great video, you mentioned some stuff which can be crucial and others don't talk about them.

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you! Yeah I do a ton of research beforehand to figure out what crucial information people aren't including in their guides and make sure mine goes into depth on those things.

[@Kopalchuck]

800+ squad leading on HLL I jumped in my first game on squad. It was kinda delightful.

[@danielrobertson2154]

amazing video man. I've done it once, so far in a very long game that we ended up losing. I wasn't complete trash, but man it really is A LOT to deal with. You really feel that sinking sense of shame when your orders lead to a wipe, and that sense of pride when everything works out and nobody dies, even if the success was just that everyone somewhat properly cleared the empty compound or crossed the street intelligently lol.

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you! Yeah the biggest thing to overcome with the SL role is all the pressure put on you and the stress from everything going on, or at least it was for me.

[@danielrobertson2154]

@@Gorlami14 yeah pressure is definitely the major role player. I used to play pubg a lot, so i'm used to the realistic ranged gunfights and the sounds to look out for, great with trajectory and distance estimation, and yet most of that fell apart when i was leading that full squad. It's just so much (mostly self created) pressure to lead this, as you put it, group of complete strangers, into a battle, however fake it may be, it still represents at some level, your ability to do such a thing in real life, and i think a lot of the pressure comes from the idea that we don't WANT to be bad leaders of men, whether simulated or real!

[@TheEos95]

good guide also for non SL as well (get a better understanding of what SL does and why = you can support SL better)

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you! And fantastic point! Good squad members make squad leading a breeze.

[@thedadbod6313]

I’m pretty new to squad and have been wanting to test the waters as SL this was a huge help.

[@bettersphere5193]

Awesome stuff as always @Gorlami

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you!

[@jonathanpercy3045]

Thanks for the guide. The best one I've watched thus far. Great work! I loved the animated icons for explaining things, really effective!

[@hunterdiddy6790]

I legit have 12 hours on squad but all the SLs kept leaving and nobody wanted to be it so I was learning on the fly trying to lead everyone. Hell I didn’t even know the button to talk with other SLs until accidentally hitting it😂 that shit was so scary but felt so rewarding after the game especially when my squad mates said I kicked ass for my first SL game

[@ScrubzOnYT]

This is exactly what I was looking for! I'm still pretty new with only 200+ hours in the game so not planning to run SL anytime soon but I wanna learn how so if the time arises and a squad disbands I could become a SL if needed! Love squad and your videos man keep it up!

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you so much! Glad I could help!

[@deutschenlernen3965]

I have 60 and learning on becoming an SL

[@Odracir627]

Really good video man, great work!

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you!

[@shortvalleyblues335]

As a new player I have two tips that would be very good for noobs AND could help non noobs alike. Be smart and clear when moving because so many times I have a postion and as a new player i take calm time to look at map for learning distance while looking around for movment and all of a sudden everyone is 200M away. Or there is action and SL say move when you can to mark and you and your FT are now 500m behind(if your lucky enough that there was a clear order) on top of that Im trying to learn to be a medic and gets in situations where I just cant stand up and run and/or drop what I am doing. I ususally try to ask if I could get a moment and that is often okej but I am now alone because SL and squad couldnt wait 90 seconds. There are more situations where if possible making sure the squad members move and wait in a way that keep all toghter is worth a litle extra time. Most often people or fireteams split up more and more the longer the match goes and coms becomes chaos while the squad breaks up to sections on the map with morals broken down were no orders are given or asked for. 90 seconds or 300m can make a diffrennce in this game. Also, make clear orders for when and how to engage. Not only because Im new and hitting targets is hard. Having everyone start shooting at this one head sticking upp 200m away when you know there are 6 sneaking around is stupid. Even more so if they dont know you are around. Experienced players with good aim can be as bad as noobs and quilty to this. Have only played one game of my 70hours where this dicipline where in effect and it makes a BIG differnece. And for anyone reading no mather role. I really like being a medic and want to learn this class. If I tell you to stay down or tell you something else while reviewing, there is a reason for me to say this thing and if you I ask you to drag or smoke when you and me are up and we are pined downed and 5 around us are down, consider doing it if feasible instead of being shoot down again.

[@skith_]

Best guide I've watched

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you!

[@dbhandelman1793]

awesome video! Cant wait for the advanced infantry guide

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you!

[@benspencer6094]

This is such an "epic" video!

[@Gorlami14]

Haha "thank you!"

[@Theskilledone]

great info! thanks

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!

[@Dosen_SaberRider]

Great guide. What I don't go with, placing Hab inside buildings. Usually you will create a meatgrinder where those who want to leave the building are blocked by players defending the Hab. Never ever build above the ground floor or/and with one exit .

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you! Exactly. Can't count how many times I've spawned on a HAB another SL put down, to struggle to get my way out, and then die once I get outside.

[@Jokke2]

Well made video!

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you!

[@solidofficechair1167]

Thank you Gor!

[@Gorlami14]

My pleasure dude!

[@aqualust5016]

While the Narva courtyard is easy to camp vertically it’s great for preventing getting fucked by armor when hasco walls are built up.

[@Child0ne]

Love youre content, good work. Much appreciated

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you so much!

[@_Raven_]

I've noticed a lack of competent SL's lately, so that's why I want to step up. I've tried it in the past but quickly got overwhelmed due to poor command and an unresponsive squad. The other problem is, despite nearly 200 hours play time, I still have no idea what layers are which and how they're going to pan out. It didn't even occur to me that I could request FTL in order to get some practice while under the leadership of a more experienced SL, or simply just locking the squad with smaller numbers. I think I'll definitely give that a try

[@hexicantony8901]

Haven't seen you upload lately but Im benefiting from ur videos hope to see u soon. But this whole video helped me.. even though i maybe knew one or two tricks it help reunsure me other BETTER SLs do the same thing or think the same way..

[@Gorlami14]

Glad I could help! Yeah just finished up finals for this semester, so videos should be coming back out regularly here soon.

[@Notllamalord]

Being an SL is like being an entertainer, just help them have fun and they won't really care what's going on

[@MachinedFace88ttv]

It's actually a role that needs to be filled , like LAT or Medic nothing crazy heavy

[@gonche_]

Thx for the video bro!!!

[@Gorlami14]

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed!

[@RussJennings]

After watching this video I tried SL-ing. One thing I had trouble with, that I didn't see addressed - Radio settings! As squad leader you have so many more people talking to you, and I often couldn't hear what people were saying. You've got command radio, squad radio, and local voice, AND you're under fire.... Any tips?

[@Gorlami14]

I'm glad someone brought this up. I definitely should have touched on it and that's an oversight on my part, but I think for radio settings there's no right or wrong way to do it so its difficult for me to really give any exact advice. I think as you play you make adjustments based on your experiences. If you feel like you can never hear your squad because command comms is too loud then turn them down. You'll just have to play around with it until you get to a point where you feel like you can hear the things you need to without them being overpowered by the other channels. You can also assign command and squad comms to either your left or right ear to separate them. I don't do this cause it honestly made me feel nauseous while playing. I hope this helps you.

[@MachinedFace88ttv]

Left right balance with squad highest vol , command next

[@alphatimca6656]

good shit man

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you!

[@echo5827]

6:18 you've had games with an incompetent commander? I've had a couple with a competent one

[@easyaction6212]

1st (Haven't watched the video yet, but I'm sure it's going to be good.)

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you! Let me know what you thought once you watch it!

[@easyaction6212]

@@Gorlami14 This is exactly the video I've been wanting to see! Fob and Hab placement and squad briefings, bro! I'm a changed man. Great video.

[@Gorlami14]

@@easyaction6212 Thanks again! Those were two of the main things that I wanted to really flush out in the guide. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@andreus618]

Where the hell do you find people who play like this? Every game i play everyone is always screwing around doing their own thing

[@go_better]

Thanks, man. Very interesting and valuable advices. One question I have - is it ok to ask squadmates for their opinion? Sometimes I say the plan and continue with "What do you guys think?". Is it helpful?

[@narg87]

I'll also add if you're squad leading and you start getting frustrated/stressed and start barking orders at your squad...take a break from SL'ing and have a breather. Having a stressed out SL passes that down to your squad and creates a stressful environment for them too.

[@r1chmahogany287]

Where do you pick up construction supplies or ammo supplies for the logi? Great video btw!

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you! You can pick them up at main base or off any existing FOB on the map.

[@jessestevens2758]

Its amazing how many people want to be indians and not chiefs in squad. I have just about 30 hours now played. 8 in training mode (most of it in helicopter) and about every 2nd or 3rd game SL gets passed to me and i havent even said anything. Theres so many commands and prompts i didnt know existed for SL where the times i just gave up and kept the SL role i just had my squad follow another squad

[@sakou2707]

Nice vids it help but ive try and other SL tell me to change every time --'

[@Gorlami14]

Thank you! Just stick with it. The only way to get better is actually doing it.

[@LPDeusAnt]

In my games nobody builds a fortified hub or mortars just droping the spawner and radio than leaving, i have like 5-7 games and pretty new, but after watching all your videos really want to try to be a SL

[@Gorlami14]

You'll never know till you try. Give it a go! You may just find that its the thing you enjoy the most.

[@joshuadunne605]

i completely agree with you but one more point is its still a game at the end of the day. Don't stress yourself or other people out they're just trying to enjoy themselves [:

[@MachinedFace88ttv]

*you have been kicked from your squad , please join another squad or be kicked in 8 minutes "

[@ViroCMN]

I started squad leading within my 1st game ever

[@ketamu5946]

The worst enemy as a squad lead is the team when you are on the wrong server XD i can't count how often i predicted the exact route of enemy flanks and hub positions up to 15 minutes in advance just to be the only squad to hold the line and the rest of the team wonders why we lost and demand a balance. Even a squad of total noobs can carry a game when they stick together and get a good lead.

[@nagaykei6611]

One thing I really hate about squad leading is just the constant incoherent radio chatter between many players

[@osvaldorestrepo8680]

How would we be able to talk with Squad 10?

[@Gorlami14]

That's where direct comms are flawed. There's no way to direct comm a Squad Leader with a squad number above 9.

[@netzoned]

@Gorlami14 I am relatively new. The first thing I noticed by accidentally becoming a SL, is that players ought to make easy to say names. A form of some garbled name is hard to order. But, even &^%$_boi can be said, because I will just order, boi. :-) I'm always doing that as just a squad member, using just a part of a name to communicate. NOTE: Players not in a 'clan' can preface their name. Meaning, if you want what may be a popular name, you can preface it with any 2 to 3 initials... [??]... [???]. Just some thoughts. Feel free to educate me on the matter.

[@Gorlami14]

Yeah it is nice when people's names are easy to read and have a distinguishable word that you can call them by.

[@netzoned]

@@Gorlami14 TY for the reply. And, yeah. :-) BTW, what is it when some players starting a squad, then passing off lead? That's how I have wound up being a SL. The last time I got chewed out, on a noob friendly server, no less, by the Commander and other SL's. :-/ And man, there are a lot of racists in this game!

[@DirtyCivilian14]

People without Mics are liabilities. Thats very true

[@Gorlami14]

Yeah if a core mechanic is communication, players not using a mic just lead to more stress as an SL.

[@blvdes]

Informative but I'm still intimidated

[@Gorlami14]

Squad leading is super intimidating. Start with a smaller squad if you can and work your way into things. Even doing a logi squad and getting used to command comms can be a huge help. Good luck! I believe in you!

[@theserpent4495]

I started SLing in my 2nd game because my SL left and no one else wanted it

[@BuckingHorse-Bull]

everyone good SL knows to kick the marksman

[@Lancee_666]

10/10

[@Gorlami14]

Thanks dude!

[@JayM1989]

Do you still play Squad?

[@mztahweeb8990]

GRENADIER guide pls

[@Gorlami14]

Check back in about an hour

[@mig1739]

Dude, I've had play squad lead with only 4 hours because it seems no one in squad wants to be a SL and some of the people have 100s of hours but they never want to play SL because the SL kit sucks ass then I get bitched at but no one of them ever step up. A very annoying community about to quit because I'm sick of being the SL every single game with only 5 hours.

[@variancewithin]

i think squad should punish friendly kills, like say you lose 2 tickets even if they don't fully die... or something. because there's a lot of shoot first say sorry later going on, and it's pretty cringe.

[@rouladenkoenig6952]

"Gorlami"... I see what you did there

[@SebastIAn-HL]

este man habla tan rápido que los subtítulos automáticos se configuraron en vietnamita

[@Gorlami14]

Jaja lo siento. Mucha información para exprimir en un video.

[@hojingzun6384]

after watching this I started being a sqau...... SIKE Im not gonna be a SL im just gonna support new SLs

[@Jonusbiker]

Lmao don’t leave a logi by the fob but by a rally is fine lmao NNOOOOO

[@a01-x6]

Why do you sound like karmakut and operatordrewski Lmfaoo

[@Strelokos666]

All of the social and leading aspects are embarrassing and unnecessary. Really, seeing SL ordering you like its RP keeping his confidence while doing dumb shit is ridiculous. Not even trying to mention how sometimes the guy doesn't have SL kit but still trying to give orders. The game of high contrasts, while you are a member of the squad 80 % your SL will do kinky stuff out of the objective and when you are leading noone on the whole squad gets your idea of playing objective and building infrastructure. Placing FOB at the open while there's a building nearby is a war crime, placing it inside and not fortifying its perimeter or entrance with at least 2 lines of barbed wire is also war crime. Having just 1 ammo crate per FOB you usually see near the HAB is war crime too, and all the mass around consider running 1km to the HAB for ammo is fine. The FOB build radius is always ignored... So I beg of you to place as many ammo crates as you can - radius edge, firing positions, medium covers, repair station and so on.

[@Jonusbiker]

100% disagree with the no mic thing. Yes a mic helps but your fine without it too. If you can hear and see the map your good. No reason to push people away from the game but kicking them. Really making the game not fun to play for ALOT of people. Not hard to be nice lmao.

[@ViroCMN]

Try not to read like a drone

[@themadhatter196]

No one wants to squad lead so might as well learn

[@Gorlami14]

Be the change you want to see!

[@lucianoarebalo41]

People like you really ruin the game. This isn’t arma

[@alread2182]

How is helping other get better is ruinning the game ?