In our first pass over EFA we, at least, tried to make every single commander ability useful and balanced. In a future pass, we can look at some of the truly unviable commanders (hey, NKVD is kinda decent now with planes fix) and give them a different mix of abilities.
Seriously - there's no point in this commander now. Previously, he rewarded for aggressive actions, and it was very difficult to implement: because conscripts - suck and you do not build tiers. Now, the FQ is a heal and reinforcement - it can be destroyed with a single grenade (wooden house), it is still specific and suitable only on city maps. So that the retreat point is a necessary compensation for aura loss.