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The Sims 4 StrangerVille: Military Career Guide

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Your Sim has arrived in the mysterious town of StrangerVille and is in need of a new job. Well, look no further! The local Military is looking for new recruits and it turns out that it is the perfect job for your Sim.

As with any career, your Sim can join the Military career simply by sitting down at a laptop/computer, using their cell phone or by the job tab on the user interface.

The Sims 4 StrangerVille: Military Career Guide
Once you have joined the career you will be greeted with a pop up asking you if you wish to start the first Work From Home Assignment. You can either start it right away or hold off and do it at a time that suits your Sim better. Just make sure it is before your next shift.

When it is time for your first shift you will be presented with another small pop up which asks you if you want your Sim to Go To Work, Work from Home or Take Paid Time Off (PTO). The choice is up to you. If you choose to Go To Work or Work From Home you will still be working towards your Sims next promotion. If you choose to Take PTO your Sim can go about their day however they please.

Military Career: Levels 1-5

Job RoleWork Days & Shift TimesHourly RatePromotion TasksWork From Home AssignmentPromotion Bonus
Raw RecruitMonday to Friday
6am-2pm
$28Reach Level 2 Fitness SkillPractice Sparring
Private Fourth ClassMonday to Friday
6am-2pm
$34Reach Level 3 Fitness SkillMarch Around$581
Medal Display Case
Bravery Heart
Lacking CorproralMonday to Friday
7am-3pm
$59Reach Level 4 Fitness SkillGo Jogging$756
Medal of Questioning
New Clothes
Sergent MinorMonday to Friday
7am-3pm
$78Reach Level 5 Fitness SkillSpar with Others$869
Construction Engineering Award
Warrant OfficerMonday to Friday
8am-4pm
$105Reach Level 6 Fitness SkillWorkout$1130
Eagle Eye Award
New Clothes

Once your Sim is promoted to level six within the Military career you will be given the option to choose one of two pathways. One being the Covert Operator pathway and the other being the Officer Pathway.

Officer Pathway: Levels 6-10

The Sims 4 StrangerVille: Military Career Guide

Job RoleWork Days & Shift TimesHourly RatePromotion TasksWork From Home AssignmentPromotion Bonus
Fourth LieutenantMonday to Friday
10am-6pm
$114Reach Level 4 Charisma SkillPractice Speech$1229
Military Grade Flagpole
Air Award
New Clothes
Courageous CaptainMonday to Friday
10am-6pm
$130Reach Level 6 Charisma SkillGive Orders$1689
Medal of Supreme Bravery
Lieutenant ColonelMonday to Friday
10am-6pm
$196Reach Level 8 Charisma SkillPractice Giving Orders$1790
Modified B64 Training Bot
Medal of Discipline
BrigadierMonday to Friday
10am-6pm
$326Max Charisma Skill to Level 10Share War Stories$3149
Tactical Genius Medal
New Clothes
Grand MarshalMonday to Friday
10am-6pm
$464Daily Task of Recruiting SimsN/A$4567
Medal of Courage
New Clohtes

Once your Sim has become a Grand Marshal, they have the chance to earn a raise on their wages for superior work performance.  The amount per hour goes up between $13 and $15 per hour each time.

Covert Operator Pathway: Levels 6-10

The Sims 4 StrangerVille: Military Career Guide

Job RoleWork Days & Shift TimesHourly RatePromotion TasksWork From Home Assignment/Daily TaskPromotion Bonus
Evidence EraserSun, Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat.
6pm-2am
$114Reach Level 4 Logic SkillPractice Chess$1299
Air Award
New Clothes
Conspiracy SquelcherSun, Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat.
6pm-2am
$130Reach Level 6 Logic SkillMonitor Other Sims$1689
Listening Device
Medal of Supreme Bravery
Clandestine InvestigatorSun, Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat.
6pm-2am
$196Reach Level 8 Logic SkillSearch the Stars$1790
Ranking Rug
Medal of Discipline
New Clothes
[REDACTED]Sun, Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat.
6pm-2am
$326Max Logic Skill to Level 10File Reports$3149
Tactical Genius Medal
New Clothes
Sim-In-BlackSun, Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat.
6pm-2am
$464N/APlan 10 Moves$4567
Medal of Courage
New Clothes

Similarly with the Officer pathway, once your Sim has become a Sim-In-Black, they have the chance to earn a raise on their wages for superior work performance.  The amount per hour goes up between $13 and $15 per hour each time.

Regardless of what level you are in the Military career, when you choose to work from home you will be assigned a task for your Sim to complete in order for them to be paid. Once they have completed that task they are done for the day and can go about their day as normal. All the information about the task your Sim is required to do can be found in the Career tab on the user interface.

You may be asking though, is the military career only playable in Strangerville? The answer is no. You can play it with any Sim in any world just like any other career. Your Sim will travel to StrangerVille National Base for each shift unless they work from home.

Let us know what you think of the new Military career that comes with The Sims 4 StrangerVille game pack below in the comments.

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Leandro
Leandro
5 years ago

I believed than it was an active career

Sharane
Sharane
5 years ago

Is this career going to be available in a future patch? Or is the only way to have it strictly through purchasing Strangerville? I’m a “realistic” type of Sims player, and I’d rather do without buying this pack for one career (that I’ve been yearning for forever.)

paradiseplanet
paradiseplanet
5 years ago
Reply to  Sharane

You have to purchase it

Sharane
Sharane
5 years ago
Reply to  paradiseplanet

Thank you for your reply. I guess I’ll do that. I hope it’s worth it.

GunnySGT1911
GunnySGT1911
5 years ago
Reply to  Sharane

The military career is pretty cool. It has several exclusive interactions.

alex rose
alex rose
5 years ago
Reply to  Sharane

I don’t this it will be released in a pack, but if you don’t want to go the strangerville route, you can always just play as a normal military officer! it’s not a secret agent job, but its still military.

Liz
Liz
4 years ago
Reply to  Sharane

(Military sim-in-black)
How do you plan 10 moves ahead ?

Jen
Jen
4 years ago
Reply to  Liz

Play chess to plan 10 moves ahead

Shari Townsend
Shari Townsend
5 years ago

ANYONE KNOW HOW TO MARCH AROUND FOR THE MILITARY CAREER? IVE CLICKED ON THE GROUND AND MY SIMS AND NO OPTION COMES UP FOR IT

Ashley
Ashley
5 years ago
Reply to  Shari Townsend

Same help lol

Dallas Kendall
Dallas Kendall
5 years ago
Reply to  Shari Townsend

Normally you should be able to click on your sims and make them do that.

Hyperactiveturtle
Hyperactiveturtle
5 years ago
Reply to  Shari Townsend

Click on your sim 🙂

Janine
Janine
5 years ago

its not showing anything.

lu
lu
5 years ago
Reply to  Shari Townsend

they need to be on a public lot for the option to show on your sim

Lee
Lee
5 years ago
Reply to  Shari Townsend

you have to click on your own sims and the option comes up

Alan Rhodes
Alan Rhodes
5 years ago
Reply to  Shari Townsend

Click on the Sim. You will be given the task their with all the other personal actions.

Dallas Kendall
Dallas Kendall
5 years ago

How do you do the task plan 10 moves ahead?!

Grace Culver
Grace Culver
5 years ago
Reply to  Dallas Kendall

I’m wondering the same thing. I can’t figure it out.

Grace
Grace
5 years ago
Reply to  Dallas Kendall

Play chess.

Ange
Ange
5 years ago
Reply to  Dallas Kendall

Ponder moves on chess table

Jpn
Jpn
5 years ago
Reply to  Ange

How do I “Search the stars”????

DanitheWitch
DanitheWitch
4 years ago
Reply to  Jpn

Use the observatory. It doesn’t say “search the stars”, but if you observe the sky, it ticks off.

Adrienne Bogatie
Adrienne Bogatie
5 years ago
Reply to  Dallas Kendall

I tried the ponder moves. nothing happened

Faith
Faith
5 years ago

For me it worked with ‘play chess’

Tiffany
Tiffany
5 years ago

anyone know how to “search the stars”

Grace
Grace
5 years ago
Reply to  Tiffany

Observatory search sky

Stefanie
Stefanie
5 years ago
Reply to  Grace

Not working for me… my Sim is already there for hours but it still says (just started)

Simon
Simon
5 years ago
Reply to  Stefanie

It must be bugged at the moment. Sims can spend the ENTIRE 16 hours between shifts in the observatory and it only just reaches 75%.

Stefanie
Stefanie
5 years ago
Reply to  Simon

Thank you Simon. I finally made it and it did take the entire time between shifts…

Ange
Ange
5 years ago
Reply to  Stefanie

I think I had to come in and out of loading screens to get the percentage to go up. It’s definitely bugged

Please HELP
Please HELP
5 years ago

Im wondering if you can do anything with the medals or if they stay in your sims inventory

Hyperactiveturtle
Hyperactiveturtle
5 years ago
Reply to  Please HELP

There is a medal cabinet unlocked at lvl 2.

Jerra
Jerra
5 years ago

How do I monitor other sims?

lisa
lisa
5 years ago
Reply to  Jerra

you have to put listening devices on sims and listen to then via the listening device

Cyymera
Cyymera
5 years ago
Reply to  Jerra

Buy a listening device from the curio shop. You need 4 per daily task. If you have the incredibly friendly perk, you can make instant friends and plant the bug on them. The bar is a great spot. Plant 4 bugs and go home. Use the listening device at home to listen in on those 4 people and it will finish the daily task.

J
J
5 years ago
Reply to  Cyymera

So sorry? listening device like? And where to get one?

J
J
5 years ago
Reply to  Cyymera

Oh, ok. Found this somewhere else. I need to buy Listening Device in Buy Mode (F2) at home lot and place it in my home to listen to bug. Clear now
Shame EA couldnt explain it on tooltip above task…

J
J
5 years ago
Reply to  Cyymera

It’s in Electronics > Misc section
Btw

Chelle
Chelle
5 years ago

Hi, not really sure why I can’t figure this out, but how in the world do I march? I’ve tried clicking on my sim, clicking on the ground, nothing. I’m guessing it’s something obvious I haven’t tried yet. Any help would be appreciated.

SimKaity
SimKaity
5 years ago
Reply to  Chelle

You may need a certain fitness skill level. I was able to click on my sims and select the “march around” option but i believe she had level 4 fitness.. just an idea. but it should come up by just clicking on your sim.

Maria Vedel Poulsen
Maria Vedel Poulsen
5 years ago

How to i spare with others?? :O

SimKaity
SimKaity
5 years ago

Click on a fellow sim and it should be an option under “friendly” interactions 🙂

Cyymera
Cyymera
5 years ago

Choose under friendly interactions and do this about 4 times to complete

Ange
Ange
5 years ago

I don’t see any new clothes even though I’m supposed to have new ones in the Covert Operator career path…

Tilly
Tilly
5 years ago

I’m having an issue with this, I am unable to take family leave or vacation days with my sims and they are getting well burnt out. The game is just physically not letting me. Quite irritating for me and my poor sims.

Cyymera
Cyymera
5 years ago
Reply to  Tilly

Choose the PTO option when the window pops up to go to work or work from home. This allows you to use vacation time

Melody
Melody
5 years ago

If anyone is having trouble figuring out how to interrogate locals it is under the mean interactions.

nia courval
nia courval
5 years ago
Reply to  Melody

if it’s what i think that means, you have to buy one of the new listening devices and bug sims

Toya
Toya
5 years ago
Reply to  Melody

thank you!

Similians
Similians
5 years ago

Is this only me or the daily task of officer level 7 (Courageous Captain) “Give Orders” is stuck in “just started” and cannot be “complete”?

Grace
Grace
5 years ago
Reply to  Similians

I’m having the exact same issue – Officer Lvl 7 and “give orders” task stuck at “just started”. I’ve given other sims nearly 20 orders and still no change. Seems like something that they’ll need to fix in a patch.

Maria
Maria
5 years ago
Reply to  Grace

I’m having the same problem, even purchased the bot thinking I had to do it on that but no luck.

Similians
Similians
5 years ago
Reply to  Grace

Hmm… Okay
How about The Book Of Life, are they fixed it already?

wait let me browse it >.<

Chris Myers
Chris Myers
5 years ago

How do I practice giving orders?

Daisy
Daisy
5 years ago
Reply to  Chris Myers

Practice giving orders in the fitness dummy B64 training bot

Kate
Kate
5 years ago

I’m having the problem of giving orders as well. I went to different lots, tried friends and complete strangers, tried it in different moods. The highest I’ve gotten is 25% complete. Its ruining my sims career performance.

Cyymera
Cyymera
5 years ago
Reply to  Kate

You need to give orders to several different Sims I found. 2-3 orders each but it still takes quite a few. I went to the hijinks festival and there were plenty of people to order around.

Ashley
Ashley
5 years ago

How do you give orders?

Jherika Woodard
Jherika Woodard
5 years ago
Reply to  Ashley

Why does searching the stars get stuck at 25%?

Cyymera
Cyymera
5 years ago

I did this between 2am and 4am and it shows progress only then. I got fed up with it though and chose work from home the next day and it changed to plant a bug. Much easier to do and got promoted.

Kylie
Kylie
5 years ago

My sim has reached level 10 of covert operator career and i was wondering what the “plan 10 moves ahead” daily task is? Not sure what to do.

Faith
Faith
5 years ago
Reply to  Kylie

You have to play chess

kiki
kiki
5 years ago

How do you do the task “File reports”? I can’t seem to find where to do it.

Jas
Jas
5 years ago
Reply to  kiki

I had this problem too, but you just need to write reports and it works 🙂

NursingQueen
NursingQueen
5 years ago

Can you rejoin the career if you left?

Lisa Jennings
Lisa Jennings
5 years ago

I don’t get to play nearly as much as I would like so I am a bit behind. I just got to Brigadier in the Military career and I need to share war stories to get promoted. I have clicked on regular sims, military sims and I just can’t get the option to come up. Could someone please help me out? TIA

Babs Hodge
Babs Hodge
5 years ago

How do I practice giving orders I’m level 8 lieutenant colonel military career

Jo
Jo
5 years ago
Reply to  Babs Hodge

While you’re conversing with another military personnel click other options & the give orders should show up

Jo
Jo
5 years ago

I’m on Military Career Level 9, How do U share War Stories? I’ve tried talkin to military workers, it’ doesn’t work…

Nicole Berzanske
Nicole Berzanske
4 years ago

how do I recruit others to the military?

Similians
Similians
4 years ago

Is this only me or the daily task of officer level 7 (Courageous Captain) “Give Orders” is stuck in “just started” and cannot be “complete”?

Grace
Grace
4 years ago
Reply to  Similians

I’m having the exact same issue – Officer Lvl 7 and “give orders” task stuck at “just started”. I’ve given other sims nearly 20 orders and still no change. Seems like something that they’ll need to fix in a patch.

Maria
Maria
4 years ago
Reply to  Grace

I’m having the same problem, even purchased the bot thinking I had to do it on that but no luck.

Similians
Similians
4 years ago
Reply to  Grace

Hmm… Okay
How about The Book Of Life, are they fixed it already?

wait let me browse it >.<

Melody
Melody
4 years ago

If anyone is having trouble figuring out how to interrogate locals it is under the mean interactions.

Toya
Toya
4 years ago
Reply to  Melody

thank you!

nia courval
nia courval
4 years ago
Reply to  Melody

if it’s what i think that means, you have to buy one of the new listening devices and bug sims

Chris Myers
Chris Myers
4 years ago

How do I practice giving orders?

Daisy
Daisy
4 years ago
Reply to  Chris Myers

Practice giving orders in the fitness dummy B64 training bot

Ange
Ange
4 years ago

I don’t see any new clothes even though I’m supposed to have new ones in the Covert Operator career path…

Tilly
Tilly
4 years ago

I’m having an issue with this, I am unable to take family leave or vacation days with my sims and they are getting well burnt out. The game is just physically not letting me. Quite irritating for me and my poor sims.

Cyymera
Cyymera
4 years ago
Reply to  Tilly

Choose the PTO option when the window pops up to go to work or work from home. This allows you to use vacation time

Nicole Berzanske
Nicole Berzanske
4 years ago

how do I recruit others to the military?

Jo
Jo
4 years ago

I’m on Military Career Level 9, How do U share War Stories? I’ve tried talkin to military workers, it’ doesn’t work…

Maria Vedel Poulsen
Maria Vedel Poulsen
4 years ago

How to i spare with others?? :O

SimKaity
SimKaity
4 years ago

Click on a fellow sim and it should be an option under “friendly” interactions 🙂

Cyymera
Cyymera
4 years ago

Choose under friendly interactions and do this about 4 times to complete

Kate
Kate
4 years ago

I’m having the problem of giving orders as well. I went to different lots, tried friends and complete strangers, tried it in different moods. The highest I’ve gotten is 25% complete. Its ruining my sims career performance.

Cyymera
Cyymera
4 years ago
Reply to  Kate

You need to give orders to several different Sims I found. 2-3 orders each but it still takes quite a few. I went to the hijinks festival and there were plenty of people to order around.

Kylie
Kylie
4 years ago

My sim has reached level 10 of covert operator career and i was wondering what the “plan 10 moves ahead” daily task is? Not sure what to do.

Faith
Faith
4 years ago
Reply to  Kylie

You have to play chess

Ashley
Ashley
4 years ago

How do you give orders?

Jherika Woodard
Jherika Woodard
4 years ago
Reply to  Ashley

Why does searching the stars get stuck at 25%?

Cyymera
Cyymera
4 years ago

I did this between 2am and 4am and it shows progress only then. I got fed up with it though and chose work from home the next day and it changed to plant a bug. Much easier to do and got promoted.

Lisa Jennings
Lisa Jennings
4 years ago

I don’t get to play nearly as much as I would like so I am a bit behind. I just got to Brigadier in the Military career and I need to share war stories to get promoted. I have clicked on regular sims, military sims and I just can’t get the option to come up. Could someone please help me out? TIA

Babs Hodge
Babs Hodge
4 years ago

How do I practice giving orders I’m level 8 lieutenant colonel military career

Jo
Jo
4 years ago
Reply to  Babs Hodge

While you’re conversing with another military personnel click other options & the give orders should show up

Jerra
Jerra
4 years ago

How do I monitor other sims?

lisa
lisa
4 years ago
Reply to  Jerra

you have to put listening devices on sims and listen to then via the listening device

Cyymera
Cyymera
4 years ago
Reply to  Jerra

Buy a listening device from the curio shop. You need 4 per daily task. If you have the incredibly friendly perk, you can make instant friends and plant the bug on them. The bar is a great spot. Plant 4 bugs and go home. Use the listening device at home to listen in on those 4 people and it will finish the daily task.

J
J
4 years ago
Reply to  Cyymera

Oh, ok. Found this somewhere else. I need to buy Listening Device in Buy Mode (F2) at home lot and place it in my home to listen to bug. Clear now
Shame EA couldnt explain it on tooltip above task…

J
J
4 years ago
Reply to  Cyymera

So sorry? listening device like? And where to get one?

J
J
4 years ago
Reply to  Cyymera

It’s in Electronics > Misc section
Btw

kiki
kiki
4 years ago

How do you do the task “File reports”? I can’t seem to find where to do it.

Jas
Jas
4 years ago
Reply to  kiki

I had this problem too, but you just need to write reports and it works 🙂

Sharane
Sharane
4 years ago

Is this career going to be available in a future patch? Or is the only way to have it strictly through purchasing Strangerville? I’m a “realistic” type of Sims player, and I’d rather do without buying this pack for one career (that I’ve been yearning for forever.)

paradiseplanet
paradiseplanet
4 years ago
Reply to  Sharane

You have to purchase it

Sharane
Sharane
4 years ago
Reply to  paradiseplanet

Thank you for your reply. I guess I’ll do that. I hope it’s worth it.

GunnySGT1911
GunnySGT1911
4 years ago
Reply to  Sharane

The military career is pretty cool. It has several exclusive interactions.

alex rose
alex rose
4 years ago
Reply to  Sharane

I don’t this it will be released in a pack, but if you don’t want to go the strangerville route, you can always just play as a normal military officer! it’s not a secret agent job, but its still military.

Liz
Liz
4 years ago
Reply to  Sharane

(Military sim-in-black)
How do you plan 10 moves ahead ?

Jen
Jen
4 years ago
Reply to  Liz

Play chess to plan 10 moves ahead

Tiffany
Tiffany
4 years ago

anyone know how to “search the stars”

Grace
Grace
4 years ago
Reply to  Tiffany

Observatory search sky

Stefanie
Stefanie
4 years ago
Reply to  Grace

Not working for me… my Sim is already there for hours but it still says (just started)

Ange
Ange
4 years ago
Reply to  Stefanie

I think I had to come in and out of loading screens to get the percentage to go up. It’s definitely bugged

Simon
Simon
4 years ago
Reply to  Stefanie

It must be bugged at the moment. Sims can spend the ENTIRE 16 hours between shifts in the observatory and it only just reaches 75%.

Stefanie
Stefanie
4 years ago
Reply to  Simon

Thank you Simon. I finally made it and it did take the entire time between shifts…

Dallas Kendall
Dallas Kendall
4 years ago

How do you do the task plan 10 moves ahead?!

Ange
Ange
4 years ago
Reply to  Dallas Kendall

Ponder moves on chess table

Jpn
Jpn
4 years ago
Reply to  Ange

How do I “Search the stars”????

DanitheWitch
DanitheWitch
4 years ago
Reply to  Jpn

Use the observatory. It doesn’t say “search the stars”, but if you observe the sky, it ticks off.

Adrienne Bogatie
Adrienne Bogatie
4 years ago
Reply to  Dallas Kendall

I tried the ponder moves. nothing happened

Faith
Faith
4 years ago

For me it worked with ‘play chess’

Grace Culver
Grace Culver
4 years ago
Reply to  Dallas Kendall

I’m wondering the same thing. I can’t figure it out.

Grace
Grace
4 years ago
Reply to  Dallas Kendall

Play chess.

Leandro
Leandro
4 years ago

I believed than it was an active career

Please HELP
Please HELP
4 years ago

Im wondering if you can do anything with the medals or if they stay in your sims inventory

Hyperactiveturtle
Hyperactiveturtle
4 years ago
Reply to  Please HELP

There is a medal cabinet unlocked at lvl 2.

Shari Townsend
Shari Townsend
4 years ago

ANYONE KNOW HOW TO MARCH AROUND FOR THE MILITARY CAREER? IVE CLICKED ON THE GROUND AND MY SIMS AND NO OPTION COMES UP FOR IT

lu
lu
4 years ago
Reply to  Shari Townsend

they need to be on a public lot for the option to show on your sim

Ashley
Ashley
4 years ago
Reply to  Shari Townsend

Same help lol

Dallas Kendall
Dallas Kendall
4 years ago
Reply to  Shari Townsend

Normally you should be able to click on your sims and make them do that.

Lee
Lee
4 years ago
Reply to  Shari Townsend

you have to click on your own sims and the option comes up

Alan Rhodes
Alan Rhodes
4 years ago
Reply to  Shari Townsend

Click on the Sim. You will be given the task their with all the other personal actions.

Hyperactiveturtle
Hyperactiveturtle
4 years ago
Reply to  Shari Townsend

Click on your sim 🙂

Janine
Janine
4 years ago

its not showing anything.

Chelle
Chelle
4 years ago

Hi, not really sure why I can’t figure this out, but how in the world do I march? I’ve tried clicking on my sim, clicking on the ground, nothing. I’m guessing it’s something obvious I haven’t tried yet. Any help would be appreciated.

SimKaity
SimKaity
4 years ago
Reply to  Chelle

You may need a certain fitness skill level. I was able to click on my sims and select the “march around” option but i believe she had level 4 fitness.. just an idea. but it should come up by just clicking on your sim.

NursingQueen
NursingQueen
4 years ago

Can you rejoin the career if you left?