I believe Branch37 tentatively volunteered, but he was completely ignored. Par for the course.
In truth, he wasn't ignored, and it isn't par for the course.
I contacted Branch privately. My sincere thanks to him for giving it serious consideration. Since he is a helpful person with enthusiasm, we might be lucky enough to have him as a CO in a scenario down the road, but not this one, as RL constraints precluded him from being able to do it this time around.
I also:
-- Contacted 12 other people privately,
-- Posted 2-3 public topics asking for volunteers for Axis CO,
-- Mailed all FSO squad CO's asking them,
-- Asked in the CM forum for any CM's to step up, and
-- Asked the community overall for help in getting an Axis CO.
Still, we don't have one yet.
How about you, TheBug -- will you do it? It's a good experience being a scenario CO. It can be challenging, but it is rewarding as well, and puts you into an elite group of players who have ever done it.