Question about barracks

[Tanaka Khan]

So barracks allow you to house squads. Once you've placed beds inside the barracks, is it necessary to turn those beds into dormitories or can you just leave them and they eventually get used?
My current squads are set to use the barracks for everything, yet the dwarfs still have their individual bedrooms (located in another part of the fortress). Should I take these bedrooms away from the dwarfs in question?

[tant umet]

In the original, you could set them to sleep in own bed or use the barracks. Barracks beds would be useful if their own beds are a ways away like if your rax was in a cavern for instance.

[certain]

I'm confused about this as well. I have a barracks area defined for a squad and I have all four toggles (train/sleep/sq store/id store) all on. I have 3 beds, three chests, and three armor racks. The squad is training there, but nothing else. They are still sleeping in the dorms. Any ideas?

[Ashes-One]

the burrow function is bugged af, it tells u to use it but it doesnt work, make a fortress instead

[harlequin_corps]

In the Schedule you have two settings per month. Wear Uniform and Bedroom/barracks beds. The settings for Bedroom are use Bedroom at will, use barracks at will, and use barracks at need. I have no clue what defines "need" or "will" but it seems pretty loosey goosey. they will still sleep everywhere else anyway. The Hospital, the ground.. the King's Bed.. That artifact bed on display in the Inn..

[Nanoswimz]

I have a barrack with beds with sleep togle on, hovewer, soldiers never use them and sleep in dormitory. Also there is tons of military bugs which i remember 10 years ago.

[pezenwever]

Indeed, combatdrills is the only thing happening. All the rest is unfinished work.