situations where you're sneaking through a forest, and when you want them (and yourself) to whisper, rather than shout everything at the top of their lungs. ` + 7 + 7 or 8 is Crouch or Prone for your squad. Whenever you're sneaking around, always do this first. These might be better because you can hit the same #'s every time to issue various commands. This seems to get them to strictly return right back to your formation. Then, use ` + Regroup (possibly preceded by the Stop command.) and they should get back into file. They seem to follow you most closely (in a single file line) with this formation, with the lowest amount of deviance. Then you can work on fixing it without trying to compete with their current disposition. When they start doing something stupid, like running out where they'll be seen, immediately press ` + Stop (moving). So I've discovered a few nice tricks, at least: