I agree, it would make for better team work to include some of the awards for promotion requirements, and change some of the awards so that they require 'team time' to be valid.
It sucks playing commander on a 32 player server and seeing only one 3 man team to command.
As for the weapon choices, I grabbed the m95. I often play a sniper and do as much spotting as the commander.
I try and find a tower or overlooking spot near their chopper pads. I can shoot the pilot with 2 hits with the m95. They weren't joking when they said it can go through cockpits. Tip: keep the fire button pressed for that rifle and the anti-tank missile to avoid reloading and not seeing where your shot is placed. I wasted so many shots without knowing that.
Lasereth, what's your id?
me:
http://bf2s.com/player/wp1969/