So, I'm not completely new, but I'm not quite a seasoned player either. I've created a military, equipped, set up with a barracks and created a decent schedule(or so I think), but it appears my military wants to meet, practice drills and what not, but they don't appear to be skilling up at any decent rate. I've created multiple squads of 3 each(in hopes to promote sparring), each one has a min 3 month alternating between a min 1 month in the schedule, each has gear, and they appear to meet up at barracks, but its been 2 years and I barely have anything to show for it. I check each one frequently, they are properly geared(some axedwarves, other hammerdwarves) but when I look at the skill page on Dwarf Therapist, it doesn't seem like they are getting anywhere. I've pretty much given up on the marksdwarves, they appear to practice when they please, but I'm determined to have a decent military before I go any farther underground. I'm playing 2010, using mayday graphics, have a 5x10 barracks, they have a stockpile of food, and on an occasion they appear to be sparring. Is this normal? Is it expected to take 5 years before you see champions and what not? Thanks in advance(I've tried to search for this on the forums, but looking up any keyword I can think of brings up a plethora of unrelated topics sadly).