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While working on my 3x3 double slit method (which is also possible though a bit slower than the standard 2x4) I found a much faster method than the double slit at the cost of an extra screw pump in the lowest aquifer level. I could not find anything similar in the forums so I made a step by step tutorial that you can find here. I won't post the "3x3 double slit method" because this method rendered it obsolete.

I will call it the "weep holes" method. Although similar in concept to the double slit method, this system has some major differences: It allows the construction of 3x3 staircases (or 3x4), it avoids the problem of job cancellations except in the two lower aquifer lever (which makes it a good choice for multiple aquifer layers), in the lowest aquifer level it uses two pumps instead of one and it is much faster (I went through 3 layers of aquifer in 1 month and 3 weeks).

I read somewhere about a military embark so I decided to give it a try and started with the following skills:

Dwarf1: Teaching 5, Armor User 5
Dwarf2: Teaching 5, Shield User 5
Dwarf3: Teaching 5, Striker 5
Dwarf4: Teaching 5, Kicker 5
Dwarf5: Teaching 5, Dodger 5
Dwarf6: Teaching 5, Biter 5
Dwarf7: Weaponsmithing 5, Armoring 5

The idea is to create a group of 6 teachers through demostrations in squads of 2 dwarves.

I thought of the following equipment for the teachers:
Head: 1 steel helmet, 2 leather hoods
Body: 1 steel breastplate, 3 steel mail shirts, 6 leather cloaks
Hands: 1 pair of steel gauntlets, 1 pair of leather mittens
Legs: 1 steel greaves, 2 leather trousers
Feet: 1 pair of steel high boots, 1 pair of leather socks
Shield: light wood (willow maybe or something better if I can buy it)
Weapon: Steel axe or silver hammer

But I still have a couple of questions:

Q1: Is it wise to arm them with crossbows in the demostrations or are they unable to raise the marksdwarf skill in this way?
Q2: What would be the best equipment for demonstrations or it doesn't matter as long as they have a shield and a weapon?