it will be weird if any hard changes were made to Hera Syndulla. The character achieved her rank through both her exploits as a Rebel cell commander and combat skills.
I do not know, It has been decades since the original
Return of the Jedi came out. I still do not consider Han Solo or Lando Calrissian as Generals. Smugglers? Yes. Scoundrels? Yes. Fighters? Yes. Military strategists? No.
General 'IT'S A TRAP!' Ackbar? Yes. General Grievous? Certainly. Could I envision Luthen Rael, Stellan Skarsgard's
Andor character, as a General one day? Yes. Obi-Wan Kenobi? Yep. Anakin Skywalker? Ditto. The last two feel that way for me only after watching the characters as Generals through seven
Star Wars: The Clone Wars seasons.
I watched Hera's entire story shown in
Star Wars Rebels. Saw how the show portrayed her as a leader and how she planned missions to disrupt the Empire. My previous experience carried over to how I see Mary Elizabeth Winstead playing Hera in
Aksoka and is influenced by it. I can see how others do not see her as a General. She is no Patton in no way, shape or form. I see her as one though. As a General, that is. Not as George C. Scott.