I have questions about scouts. They have a firepower (albeit small) but they never seem to fire back when attacked. They just stay there and "show the other cheek" to get pummeled. Is there a way to put them in "aggressive" stance? In case of need if a scout is around it could give a hand in a battle, no?

Also, when they are scouting around, if you forget to babysit them and follow their every move they will just stand there at the edge of the gravity well and get killed, neither fight nor flee. Talk about micromanagement. If you send a scout to an important location, you practically have to follow it constantly and forget about everything else. So, is there a way to make them continue movement without your express orders, or at least retreat when faced with enemies?