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[Shurhaian]

Alright, the military screen obviously has some potential.

But I can't get my dwarves to actually arm.

I made a squad, put a few dwarves in it, set their uniform(Archer, in this case), and found how to switch them to the active schedule.

They won't pick up weapons.

I can't even pick the crossbows I have(sitting in weapon bins) from the "specific weapons" list.

I have an archery range which the squad is marked as being able to train in(I think that's what it means). I also have a designated barracks area.

I've just lost my first fortress because I could not get a functional military going prior to a goblin ambush.

 

What might I be missing here?

[Corinthius]

I found this fantastic: http://www.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/comments/blhkj/how_to_use_the_new_military_screen/

[BurnedToast]

http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Military/Guide

of course, I still haven't managed to get it to work even with that guide - half my squad gets stuck in a pickup equipment loop (even when I set them to be naked and unarmed) and the other half just sits around forever waiting for a demonstration to start.

good luck though!

[Shurhaian]

It would seem that I was missing the quartermaster; I'll have to keep an eye out for that. Though the information on burrows and routes will be handy, too.

Many thanks!