HQ Screen
 

Right Hand Pane

... Shows a letter beside the leader unit showing his command level. Shows damage status for all units in formation.....

Immediately to the right of the leader command level letter there're other symbols. In my current game I can see an R (I assume ready but might be wromg) and an *. When does the * mean and am I correct about the R?

Re: HQ Screen
 

I could not find these two data points in the game guide, but I think they may mean this:

R = Ready
* = Spotted by the enemy

I could be wrong though.

Re: HQ Screen
 

R - has a Radio
* - has no radio
If the Radio symbol is yellow the unit is in radio contact with its leader

Has a "-" in the next column to the right - that seems only to apply to subordinate units, not the HQ. It probably made finding the HQ easier in the initial game before we added the command level (P, C, H) flag. HQ is initially the 0 unit, but if killed moves to another.

Next column over - your status (KO if dead, damage points if damaged), may be yellow for pinned and red for runners or dead?. I don't use the screen much.

There is nothing in our game that tells you that the enemy has spotted your unit - there is no "spidey sense" nonsense.