I think it must have been added to the PC version because I do not remember the reload bonus thing at all in the first Gears game. I'll see if I can borrow Gears 1 from a friend and try it out.

You can't order your squad at all. I wish it was more like squad shooters like SWAT4 or Star Wars Republic Commando, but it's not. They are still useless in Gears 2 except they kill more enemies.

Do you mean this helmet?