[quote=@LetMeDoStuff] No worries. So the gap between the pre-trainee breach and the training itself is two years in this setting, so basically just temporarily take 2 years off the character's age for the intro and then add them back on when training begins. The training arc won't be [b]too[/b] long, mostly the drill instructor intro, a little social gatherings to form some early bonds, and then one big training exercise a month or so ahead, before we get into the actual meat of the story [/quote] So, if I'm understanding this correctly from what you've told me so far here and elsewhere: -2 years from breach to training -5 years for training Or is it 3 years for training to round out to a total of 5 years? I'm kind of confused on where we're going with this.