I tried searching for a similar bug but I haven't found one. Ever since I started playing the beta I rarely ever get to pick my spawning location. The green circles don't appear and I'm randomly dropped on top of a metal spot. When I do get the green circles and I pick a spot, it still spawns on top of a random metal spot.
I played with a person from around Australia yesterday and he had that exact same problem when I (from germany) hosted a game on an EU Server. When he hosted a game on the AU Server I had nearly had the same issue, my commander spawned with maybe a 10s delay after I selected a spot. So where are you and on what servers are you playing?