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[parus]

"He has complained about the draft recently". Does this refer to a lack of doors in the fortress, ie having an open path to the outside making it windy, or to the dwarf being pissed at being recruited into the military? I regularly [A]ctivate and deactivate dwarfs to stop them doing things like taking breaks/partying/etc.

[Samus1111111]

usually dwaves that you have drafted into the millitary for an emergency and did not get a chance to beat up on someone will get this unhappy thought. I would just let them take breaks and party, otherwise you may have an issue do to activating and deactivating them.

[parus]

God damn breaks last for weeks. This fort isn't gonna dig itself.

[Skorpion]

Military draft, not flowing air draught. Yay for nuances of language.

[Foxbyte]

Military draft, not flowing air draught. Yay for nuances of language.

This. Though you could always train up all your dwarves to a minimum in a military path; If their military profession isn't Recruit, I believe it mitigates or completely negates the 'complained about the draft' thing.

[Albedo]

There are no stupid questions (but those are the easiest to answer!) 

I wondered the same thing. 

A dwarf with no military skills will complain about being recruited, and a dwarf without any civilian skills will complain about being de-activated!  Some players use "cross-training" for exactly that reason, so any soldier has something civilian (even if it's only some mining or pump operating), and vice versa (even if it's only some wrestling.)

[Grendus]

It's a minor unhappy thought, as far as I know. A good meal (even better if it's a dwarf's favorite food), a good drink, or observing a well crafted item can easily more than compensate for it.

[NegaDwarf]

Don't worry about drafting. As long as you have a Legendary Dining Hall(easiest thing in the world to make), the Dwarves will be happy as happy little clams.

Until their pets die. Again and again and again.

Oh well. Cats are designed to be early warning devices for Ambushes, darnit!

[zooeyglass]

A dwarf with no military skills will complain about being recruited, and a dwarf without any civilian skills will complain about being de-activated!  Some players use "cross-training" for exactly that reason, so any soldier has something civilian (even if it's only some mining or pump operating), and vice versa (even if it's only some wrestling.)

i have had a sort of similar thing - an odd thought - where a dwarf complained of missing out on the action. the dwarf in question was a marksdwarf who I undrafted shortly after a siege to help with the clear up operation. he had other, civilian, skills, but nonetheless he was a bit peeved that he didn't get to do more killing. not entirely the same, but certainly a mark of a hardened killer...