How do I obtain Squad Upgrade Points? Each soldier has its own Squad Leader and Squad Member ribbons that need to be leveled in order to obtain Squad Upgrade Points. These ribbons are leveled from assigning orders as a Squad Leader and having those orders completed by the Squad Members. It is also fairly cheap to purchase up to the first 2 squad upgrade points for each ribbon just using credits.
How do I edit/modify my squad? In order to customize your squad layout, you must have another person invited into your squad. You can edit your Squad Name for a small fee, as well as purchase auxillary seats and additional squad member slots by use of Squad Upgrade Points.
What is an auxillary seat? The auxillary seat is the only way currently to be able to switch to another class while in a battle. The Squad Leader can purchase an auxillary seat for another soldier class using Squad Upgrade Points to help give your squad more diversity on the battlefield. You can have a maximum of 3 auxillary seats and they increase in cost for each seat added. Only 1 member of the squad can use the auxillary seat at time. For example, a 2 member infantry squad can purchase a Recon auxillary seat and one of the squad members can switch to Recon while the other squad member remains infantry. Communicating with your squad members is important to ensure other people get to use the auxillary seat if they want since only one person can use it at a time.
How does Squadleader get decided in-game? Currently, it is assigned compltely randomly. In the latest devstream, Reto eluded to being able to assign this position based on rank and also be able to give the Squad Leader position to another player if you did not want to be Squad Leader or just wanted to play a different soldier in the match.
What is the difference between a Squad Leader and a Squad Leader Cadet? To be a full blown Squad Leader, you have to be at least rank 6 on your soldier. The Squad Leader can assign orders and also customize his/her squad by use of Squad Upgrade points. The Squad Leader Cadet is pretty much just a Squad Member but has the ability to choose map filters for squads that were randomly placed together by the auto match maker. The Squad Leader Cadet does not have the ability to assign orders on the battlefield.
How do I assign orders as a Squad Leader? Once in a battle, you will press and hold "Q" to assign orders. You will then hover your crosshair over the point you wish to set an Attack order, Defend order, or Rally order and then "Left Click".
Rally orders do not net much XP bonus for your squad but is a good way to organize your team before storming/flanking an enemy position. Attack and Defense orders will net more bonus XP, especially if those orders are fulfilled. The Squad Leader has to be constantly assigning orders as the system is not currently intuitive enough to default back between assigned orders meaning if you assign a Defend order but the enemy is capping the position and has already neutralized the cap point... the Squad Leader needs to reassign the order to Attack in order to gain XP correctly.