yes. always heard the stories about the Marines showing up at an assignment station. all the inductees were told to line up and count off. every 10th, 20th, 30th man, was told to step forward. they were informed that they were now US Marines because there was a levy to fill.
a lot of Army folks volunteered for three years rather than risk being drafted into the Corps for two. i took my chances because i didn't really care what Branch was going to take me.
