For most people there isnt much of a reason for clans or squads because so much of the gameplay is uncontrolable and unorganized that gameplans dont usually work out. if there was a deployment time for certain types of matches (ie round based) a clan could set up their side either axis or allies the way they want to or are used to. the game as it stands doesnt hold much strategic content in terms of teams. it is mostly up to the individual to make strategic choices- primarily your weapon and your hiding spot. also most people who run around with a machine gun dont need someone they can trust ie a clanmate to cover them because not much is riding on the line if they die. usually if you die you die and respawn. had the game relied on a ranking system that records and ranks a player's performance giving them a title, like a game called myth did and much like the way this forum does, more people would join clans hoping to play with better players in order to increase their rank.
me... im a one man army... booyah grandma