---
name: "joinSilent"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Groups"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": "global", "effect": "global", "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/joinSilent
revid: 377895
updated: 2026-01-05T17:43:24Z
---

# joinSilent

*Command · Groups · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Armed Assault v1.06*

Locality: arguments **global** · effect **global**

## Description

Join all units in the array to given group silently (without radio message). To have a group member leave a group, join him with the [grpNull](../commands/grpNull.md) group (e.g. `[guy1] joinSilent grpNull`), but **beware**, as brand new group is created for the leaving unit and this could result in the number of groups in a mission growing out of control.

## Syntax

```sqf
unitArray joinSilent group
```

**Parameters:**

- `unitArray`: [Array](../topics/Array.md) of [Object](../topics/Object.md)s - units to join group
- `group`: [Object](../topics/Object.md) or [Group](../topics/Group.md)

**Returns:** [Nothing](../topics/Nothing.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
[_unitOne, _unitTwo] joinSilent (group player);
```

### Example 2

```sqf
[_unitOne, _unitTwo] joinSilent player;
```

## See also

[join](../commands/join.md) · [joinAs](../commands/joinAs.md) · [joinAsSilent](../commands/joinAsSilent.md) · [group](../commands/group.md) · [leader](../commands/leader.md) · [doFollow](../commands/doFollow.md)

## Community notes

**Leopard20** — 2022-02-17

If the group is the same as the current group, the command will act similar to `Return To Formation` command. It is more strong than [doFollow](../commands/doFollow.md) ([doFollow](../commands/doFollow.md) doesn't work with player-issued commands, i.e via the commanding menu keys):

```sqf
[_unit] joinSilent group _unit; // return to formation
```

Note that the group must have **at least 2 units**, and not all units should be joined at once, otherwise the group will temporarily become empty and all its waypoints **will be lost**!

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — joinSilent](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/joinSilent) (revision 377895).</sub>