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[sybrid]

So, I've got a mild goblin infestation.  They spawned as part of an ambush on the outpost liaison, so hey, I tell my squads to go out and kill.

After watching the goblins hunt the liaison for five or so minutes, I get a little confused - where are the dwarves?  I check the unit screen, and I can see these guys have "kill goblins" as their task, so I go looking for them.

They're all standing in the barracks, doing nothing, but with the "kill goblins" task.

Well, time passes and the liaison manages to get into the fort despite being hunted the entire time.  The goblins are now standing less than eight tiles away from where my squads all are, and the squads STILL aren't willing to leave their barracks.  I'm not sure what they're waiting on, as they have in the past gone out during attacks, including a siege, to murder everything green, so I'm not sure why this time they don't seem to get they have to leave the barracks to murder.

Any advice?

[DarthCloakedDwarf]

Turn burrows off?

[sybrid]

I don't actually have them set up.

It looks like, although I'm going to lose a few dwarves, things are going to work out.  The caravan guards at the trade depot are apparently willing to do what my own dwarves are not.

[Corona688]

Military is buggy.  'nuf said.

[Tarran]

Tell them to move instead.

[Mordy]

Tell them to move instead.

This, much more reliable. 

[slothen]

Tell them to move instead.

This, much more reliable.

this always

[numerobis]

The 'k'ill order means "Write a dissertation about how best to stalk and decorticate the enemy.  Even if it's already dead."

[tieme]

I find this strange.  On one occasion I had dwarves who I ordered to move just stand there but kill gets them moving.  I've even ordered them to kill wild animals just to get them on the surface...