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How to Skip Tutorials in Hell Let Loose: Vietnam

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You can skip the Getting Started tutorial from the pause menu, but Commander and Squad Leader training must be completed to unlock those roles. A separate official issue can cause completed tutorial status not to save, leaving leadership roles locked; that progress-loss issue remains under investigation after Patch 1.2. Do not delete save data as an assumed fix—record the platform, build and failed completion path.

Learn which Hell Let Loose: Vietnam tutorial can be skipped, which tutorials unlock Commander and Squad Leader, and what to complete first.

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Skip the introductory tutorial

Open the pause menu during Getting Started and use the displayed skip option. Skip only if you already understand movement, map use, communication and the basic spawn loop.

Leadership tutorials are required

The official launch post distinguishes optional Getting Started training from the Commander and Squad Leader tutorials. Complete the relevant leadership tutorial before expecting that role to be selectable.

If completed progress disappears

Community Update #1 confirms reports that tutorial completion sometimes fails to save, which can block Squad Leader or Commander. The team has found the issue difficult to reproduce and marks it Under Investigation. Return to the main menu once to give progression a normal save opportunity, but do not claim this is a guaranteed fix or delete local save data.

Two different tutorial issues

Lost completion is not the same as being unable to open Tutorials or Practice Range when a username contains a colon (:). The Patch 1.2 notes list the colon case as a Patch 1.3 target; the post gives no exact release date.

Frequently asked questions

Can I skip every tutorial?

No. Getting Started can be skipped, but leadership tutorials are required to unlock Commander and Squad Leader.

Why can I not select Squad Leader after completing training?

Tutorial completion can fail to save and remains under investigation. Record a recent reproduction with platform and build instead of deleting save data.

Sources and verification

Sources are linked for independent checking. Dynamic figures are snapshots, not permanent values.

  1. Official tutorial clarification
  2. Official current tutorial-progress status
  3. Official Patch 1.2 and Patch 1.3 targets
  4. Archived current issue-status evidence