Any tips for manipulating multiple infantry squads all bunched up?

[RickApple]

I find it difficult to click on individual soldiers, like Machine gunners, in the chaos of battle, and have them go where I want. And dragging a box around a bunch usually messes up my squad structure.

Do you guys instead use those convenient icons located to the left of the screen, opposite the "call in" units? I know that double clicking on those icons will center me on that unit.

Any advice is appreciated.

rick