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The following list provides examples of the variety of occupations in which a sergeant could be employed. Many of these positions were of significant importance and standing and the chance to attain them was one of the attractions of joining the Company's army rather than the King's/Queen's army.<ref> Bailey, Peter. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200813062252/https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb.com/thread/12902184/ "Bazaar Sergeant"] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'', 2 Apr 2000. Retrieved 6 October 2018, archived.</ref> There may have been opportunities to obtain financial benefits in the form of commissions or kickbacks.<ref>Similar to the Quarter-Master of the [[22nd Regiment of Foot| 2nd Cheshires]] in the early 1880s [https://archive.org/details/undertenviceroys00woodiala/page/40/mode/2up Page 41] ''Under Ten Viceroys: the Reminiscences of a Gurkha'' by Major-General Nigel Woodyatt 1922 Archive.org.</ref>

Duties of one soldier while on the Unattached List included the training in weaponry of the builders of one of the Indian railways in the hills (probably the Kalka-Simla), in order to defend themselves from attacks which were an ever present threat.<ref>Benham, Patrick. [https://listsweb.rootswebarchive.comorg/web/20210115212757/hyperkittyhttps:/list/indiamlarchives.rootsweb.com/listindexes/emails?listname=india&thread/=1662871 "Unattached List"], ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'', 12 May 2010. When reading this post, click about half way to expand. Retrieved 6 October 2018archived.</ref>