So right now when squad commander is not in the game, whole squad is screwed, as no one else can edit the squad (for example to put people under different leader character).
So my suggestion is:
Add a special rank (apart from normal squad ranks) that gives you "admin" rights. Such "admin" could edit squad list, kick/invite members etc, just like the squad commander. Icon for "admin" could be a star or dot or something...
This would make the things so much easier...