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0000499Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Combatpublic2010-04-05 12:102014-08-04 15:01
Bunny 
Toady One 
normalminorhave not tried
resolvedfixed 
0.31.01 
0.31.11 
0000499: Military Dwarves stuck in training
I set my first and only squad up and planned a schedule in (m)->(s). They would train on alternate months, standing down and being civvies when not on training duty. I planned to change this once they got a bit of experience and some skills.

I assigned the squad use of a barracks for training, sleeping and storage and, in (s), set them as active - training. Once the first scheduled month of training turned up they all fetched their training weapons and got to work.

The following season I noticed they were all severely dehydrated, exhausted and miserable. They had remained in training continuously despite moving through a rest month. I tried manually changing them in (s) to inactive occassionally, but they still remain in the barracks, training to exhaustion. They will, when the schedule rolls around, run out to get food and water, but will then come straight back to the barracks for another round of grueling training.

I tried amending the schedule to include months on-duty and patrolling as well, but now I am unable to add any new tasks to the schedule - on either empty months or months with training scheduled. The game lets me run through the whole process, but then the new order just fails to show up in the schedule.
armory, Military, schedule
child of 0000428acknowledged Toady One Dwarves refuse to train, and other training weirdness 
Issue History
2010-04-05 12:10BunnyNew Issue
2010-04-05 12:21QloosTag Attached: Military
2010-04-05 12:21QloosTag Attached: schedule
2010-04-05 15:24EnigmaNote Added: 0001234
2010-04-06 09:20FootkerchiefRelationship addedchild of 0000605
2010-04-06 11:53BunnyNote Added: 0001549
2010-04-06 13:19Draco18sNote Added: 0001567
2010-04-06 21:37axusNote Added: 0001668
2010-04-07 00:10DoctorZuberNote Added: 0001695
2010-04-07 00:14DoctorZuberNote Edited: 0001695bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0001695#r508
2010-04-22 15:17Khym ChanurIssue Monitored: Khym Chanur
2010-05-06 14:59comradevikTag Attached: armory
2010-07-13 17:49Jon-AceNote Added: 0010187
2010-07-23 07:41FootkerchiefIssue Monitored: Jon-Ace
2010-07-23 07:41FootkerchiefNote Added: 0010870
2010-07-23 07:41FootkerchiefNote Edited: 0010870bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0010870#r4220
2010-07-25 09:38FootkerchiefRelationship addedchild of 0000428
2010-07-25 09:38FootkerchiefRelationship deletedchild of 0000605
2011-03-31 14:07KumquatNote Added: 0016878
2011-03-31 15:25FootkerchiefTag Attached: AWAITING UPDATE
2011-03-31 15:26FootkerchiefNote Added: 0016890
2011-03-31 15:26FootkerchiefNote Edited: 0016890bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0016890#r6294
2014-01-20 18:38FootkerchiefStatusnew => resolved
2014-01-20 18:38FootkerchiefFixed in Version => 0.31.11
2014-01-20 18:38FootkerchiefResolutionopen => fixed
2014-01-20 18:38FootkerchiefAssigned To => Toady One
2014-08-04 15:01FootkerchiefTag Detached: AWAITING UPDATE

Notes
(0001234)
Enigma   
2010-04-05 15:24   
Regarding the dehydration issue: Did you change the minimum number of trainees from the default 10 to 1 or 2 fewer than the number of squad members?
(0001549)
Bunny   
2010-04-06 11:53   
I didn't think of that! Thanks, Enigma. Now if only they will actually rest one in a while!
(0001567)
Draco18s   
2010-04-06 13:19   
@Enigma: I haven't seen it help, myself. Of course, I can't get dwarves to pick up training weapons either!
(0001668)
axus   
2010-04-06 21:37   
Hmm, my dwarves won't stop individual training, but they will pick up training weapons if I make sure to specify "training axe" as the weapon type.
(0001695)
DoctorZuber   
2010-04-07 00:10   
(edited on: 2010-04-07 00:14)
I've seen this as well. it seems to reproduce consistently if you remove a dwarf from the squad while your dwarf is in the middle of an "individual training" job.

What might be happening here is that the changeover at the end of a month behaves similarly and fails to remove a dwarf if that dwarf is in the middle of a training job. This leaves your soldier effectively stuck until you delete the barracks he is training in.

(0010187)
Jon-Ace   
2010-07-13 17:49   
Confirmed in 0.31.10.

Remove the barracks to stop their training.
(0010870)
Footkerchief   
2010-07-23 07:41   
Reminder sent to: Bunny, Jon-Ace

Do you have a save that reproduces this problem in 31.11? If so, it would be helpful to upload the save to http://dffd.wimbli.com/ [^]

(0016878)
Kumquat   
2011-03-31 14:07   
This one is most likely fixed.
(0016890)
Footkerchief   
2011-03-31 15:26   
Can anyone verify whether this bug still occurs or can't be reproduced by removing barracks etc?