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[Corona688]

I've got problems with my militia sometimes dropping all their armor and weapons in random spots and going around without them.  Obviously they have the ability to use them but just sometimes drop them.  What can I do?

[Lagslayer]

Are you sure it isn't just their rotted clothing?

Are they going off duty, and aren't set to wear their uniform while inactive? If this is true, make sure you have appropriate stockpiles.

[scriver]

Are they miners, woodcutters or hunters?

[Corona688]

Are you sure it isn't just their rotted clothing?

How fast does armor rot?

Are they going off duty, and aren't set to wear their uniform while inactive? If this is true, make sure you have appropriate stockpiles.

They're all set to wear their armor offduty, and this had been working spectacularly well until I started ordering them to take stations so I could dump in caged goblins on them.

None of them are miners, woodcutters, or hunters.

I'll take better stock of what's going on.  Maybe it's just one squad or something that I can disband and reband to de-glitch this.

[Carpman]

To clear up some of the confusion in this thread, "Naked" is not the same as "armorless and weaponless". I'm sure the militiamen are still wearing their clothes and such. Are you new?

[Fredd]

When you create new armor, weapons they will shuck their old armor and weapons to upgrade. Sometimes at the worst possible times, usually in a danger room, or in your situation.
 1. Remember that inactive/wear uniform command is applies to the month highlighted on the yearly schedule. Check rest of the months
 2. Look to see on military equipment list, if its on partial, or exact match
 3. Make sure you have enough equipment for all of your units.
 4. Check to see if they are to wear uniform over clothing, or replace clothing
 5. Some articles of a uniform will cause them to drop certain civilian clothes
 6. Assigning a squad a new uniform template sometimes causes confusion. Create a Uniform template with no items. Do this at a safe time. When they have dropped the items, assign them the Uniform you want. Give them a move order to somewhere safe, they should rush there, and start getting their new uniform equipment

[zilpin]

Should you fail to comply, strict !!disciplinary actions!! will be taken. Also, we feel we should remind you that one of the "criminals" on your list is the chief medical dwarf. If he ends up too badly injured to do his job, you will be fired. Out of a magma cannon.
Sincerely,
The Administration

Off topic: That's an Awesome Sig.
Back on topic and unrelated, +1 Fredd's checklist.

How fast does armor rot?

It doesn't, but clothing does, and the answer is "too fast".  Dorfs stripping rotted clothing sometimes strip armour as well (though I have not observed this for a few versions because now I mod out clothing).

For my current fort, I have modded out most clothing, and made the dresses and robes hard.
Increases FPS, reduces armour problems.