# Commander **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 26, 2014, 10:49pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/commander/110982 "2014-01-26T22:49:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AxiosBellator](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@AxiosBellator](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/AxiosBellator)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 10:49pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/commander/110982/1 "2014-01-26T22:49:42Z")
How do I become a commander in a match? ---
**Author:** ![Jpwner](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Jpwner](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Jpwner)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 11:04pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/commander/110982/2 "2014-01-26T23:04:19Z")
Depends what system your on, On console you need a tablet or a iPad and download the “BF4 Commander App” and once you hook up your Battlelog account you can join games. On PC when server browsing you should see the option to “join” or “join as commander” ---
**Author:** ![tehOJ](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/cab0a1/32.png) [@tehOJ](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/tehOJ)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/commander/110982/3 "2014-01-26T23:35:11Z")
This is only partially correct. On console you have the option to join a server as a commander, or switch to commander mode once on the server. The only catch is, you have to be level 10 or higher before you can play as a commander. Also, keep in mind that once you switch to commander mode on a server, you can’t switch back to being a regular player. You have to leave the server and come back. ---
**Author:** ![Jpwner](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Jpwner](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Jpwner)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 12:34am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/commander/110982/4 "2014-01-27T00:34:31Z")
Ya exactly but most people who got BF4 at launch should be over level 10 by now am I right. ---
**Author:** ![jakcoy7](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jakcoy7](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/jakcoy7)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/commander/110982/5 "2014-01-27T01:02:26Z")
So how does commander work anyway? I’ve done it once but was basically lost ---
**Author:** ![Xer0daze](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xer0daze](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Xer0daze)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 4:39am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/commander/110982/6 "2014-01-27T04:39:56Z")
Let me look that up for you [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In2w45yKS8I](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In2w45yKS8I) ---
**Author:** ![jakcoy7](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jakcoy7](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/jakcoy7)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 5:16am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/commander/110982/7 "2014-01-27T05:16:59Z")
Let you be a dick ftfy ---
**Author:** ![Xer0daze](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xer0daze](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Xer0daze)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 5:28am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/commander/110982/8 "2014-01-27T05:28:45Z")
No being a dick would be to call you a lazy idiot, which I did not. It was you that started the name calling. I was giving you what you asked for. ---
**Author:** ![jakcoy7](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jakcoy7](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/jakcoy7)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 5:34am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/commander/110982/9 "2014-01-27T05:34:21Z")
What’s the point of a community like this if I wanted to Google it and read a bunch of shit about it I would have but I wanted an answer from someone who is playing the game ---
**Author:** ![tehOJ](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/cab0a1/32.png) [@tehOJ](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/tehOJ)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 6:35am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/commander/110982/10 "2014-01-27T06:35:30Z")
Yes I would imagine so, but still. The point is that you don’t need to use the tablet app to play as commander. Just join a server, and in the character select screen before spawn you should see an option to switch to commander. There are two commander slots on each server, so if one of them is open, you’re in. ---
**Author:** ![LURKLURK32](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/bbe5ce/32.png) [@LURKLURK32](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/LURKLURK32)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/commander/110982/11 "2014-01-27T16:33:46Z")
Because it’s already been explained in video form and answering and answered question is a waste of time that nobody is going to do. Did you really expect someone here to write out a Commander guide just for you? ---
**Author:** ![MrTra1tor](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/3e96dc/32.png) [@MrTra1tor](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MrTra1tor)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 6:32pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/commander/110982/12 "2014-01-27T18:32:58Z")
You have to meet all of these requirements to be able to apply: - Atleast level 10 - Server got commander enabled - there are atleast one commander slot available * * * Other than that you can become a commander directly from the server browser (bugged so you’ll join as a soldier anyway) or you can do it ingame if you go to the team section in the start menu