Retraining a soldier in XCOM 2

I'm near the final mission in my Commander/Ironman campaign and I'm considering of retraining some of my soldiers. The problem is I built Advanced War Center pretty late so many of my soldiers do not have a hidden ability. My questions are:

Will retraining a soldier (colonel) without a hidden ability have a chance to get it?
Will it affect any bonuses already gained like extra hacking ability of specialists?
If a soldier being retrained possess an upgraded weapon will it be available to other soldiers while he's in AWC?
What happens to a PCS a soldier being retrained has?

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Best Answer

Can't say for sure, as I've always played with the retroactive awc mod, but as far as I know, retraining does not affect the awc perk, i.e. if you had one, you keep it, if you had none, you don't get one.
No, just resets the perks.
Yes, you can unequip the weapon and it's available to other soldiers.
Stays where it is, PCS don't have any requirement.

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How do you train soldiers in XCOM 2?

The Infirmary's Hypervital Module

When deploying soldiers on a mission, there'll be a new button labeled "Revitalize Soldiers" at the bottom of the screen, beside all the "Make Available" buttons.

Revitalizing a soldier will restore the soldier to full HP and Will for that particular mission.

How do you use the infirmary in XCOM 2?

By default, 6.

How many soldiers can you have in XCOM 2?

So in case you haven't heard, XCOM 2 has a structure you can build called the Advanced Warfare Center which can let your soldiers unlock 'hidden abilities,' granting them perks from another classes' ability tree. Basically vanilla xcom has gotten a dash of sweet, sweet training roulette special sauce.

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