@MM_Newbob71 2042 devs have finally mentioned they’re working on fixing the current squad system. They haven’t announced what it will be. Since release the game has not supported clans, or even supported friends playing together. It’s the main reason why ATF Clan has stayed away (that and the last years worth of issues). There’s a crappy workaround, but it does work: You can start a party and join a server. One or more leave that party and start a new party. Other players can join that new party or the space left in the first party. Problem is at the end of the round, they may not all load into the next map. It’s pretty bad. I have low expectations for how they fix it. They’ve already said they won’t add a server browser or persist servers which would solve that issue.
