Which military service branch would you join if you were drafted?

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This is going to sound very ignorant, but maybe some Forumites know this:

When the draft was still in effect, did those who were drafted get to choose which branch of the armed forces they joined? Were they randomly assigned to one? Did the draft board make that decision for them?

I've heard anecdotes about how some people voluntarily enlisted because they had a low draft number, knew the likelihood they'd get picked was high anyway, and would have more options available if they voluntarily enlisted. No war veterans in my family apart from my grandfather's estranged father doing a brief stint in the Navy during WWII (volunteered, not drafted).

I'm pretty sure that the Marines didn't take draftees. As to the army and navy I'm not sure but my guess is that you'd have had more leeway during peacetime.

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To answer the polls original question: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=InBXu-iY7cw

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Well I was assuming this would be in peacetime. During wartime I'd definitely try to find a shrink that would write a note on my behalf getting me declared 4-F.

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All this thread proves is that the native born white American will no longer fight.

Mark my words, if there's another big war, the Mexicans are going to be like the Irish during the Civil War.

Maybe it's just because the majority of us come from a generation that has seen half (more then half for some) of our lives consumed by endless and utterly pointless war. Don't get me wrong, if ISIS somehow managed to invade New York City or even if I felt we had another genuine nazi like threat that required everyone to fight and I was sure that it would involve one side defeating the other I'd gladly do my part, but pointless unending war against a vague concept like terror which has if anything arguably put us on more danger? "Ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no military son."