I've noticed that such thread is missing. I'd like to open it with a playful test.
Question #1:You've been surprisingly become squadleader of your squad while sitting in a static gun/airplane at base, what do you do first?A: I do not care and keep manning my gun.
B: I transfer the lead to a squadmate by leaving and rejoining the squad.
Question #2:As a squadleader, what are your first meassurements?A: I shout 'Attack, Attack!' and run at the enemy.
B: I check where the majority of my squadmates are and try to join/reach their position.
Question #3:At mapstart you find yourself surrounded by your squadmates, eagerly looking at you. What do you do?A: I shout 'Attack, Attack!' and run ahead, leading them into combat.
B: I give an order to move/attack and follow my men at last.
Question #4:While moving at the enemy position all of your men have been killed in an ambush. What do you do?A: I shout 'Attack, Attack!' and revenge my dead men with a direct assault moving over their dead bodies on the enemy position.
B: I fall back into a covered position and wait for my squadmates to respawn.
Question #5:You find yourself attacked by an enemy squad on a flag. Your men are scattered all over the map. What do you do?A: I shout 'Attack, Attack!' and deal with the squad all alone.
B: I hide in the next house, and order my men to spawn on me in order to repel the attack.
Question #6:After an successive assault on a heavily fortified position, what do you do next?A: I shout 'Attack, Attack!' and run at the next enemy flag, for my men to follow.
B: I order men men to hold the position for a moment while I spy out enemy positions and close in to the next flag.
In almost all cases
B will be the smarter choice. As a squadleader your strength is to gather your men by letting them spawn on you. Thus you should not die right away. Of course your men will only spawn on you, when you offer a good position close to the enemy or the flag/objective. A squadleader sitting in base or far away from flags is no use at all. The trick is to find spots where you can provide a safe spawn for your men, that are nevertheless only a few steps away from combat. A position is good, when it is closer to the flag than the enemy spawns are. That will grant your men a time bonus over the enemy each respawn.