By the numbers, the first man in the class chose Infantry, the second selected Aviation, and the fourth took Engineers. The seventh went Military Intelligence, the 26th chose the Adjutant General’s Corps, and the 27th went Signal Corps. Before branch detailing, 230 men went Infantry (plus 38 others detailed in). The Engineers picked up 148 (including 29 women but had 12 detailed out), while Field Artillery followed closely behind at 147 (5 women but had four detailed in). Aviation claimed 114 (17 women) while Armor had 83 (plus 30 detailed in) and Air Defense took 51 (six women but had 30 detailed out) to close out the combat arms branches at 773 before details and 812 after. Of the branches with over 100 slots available, Aviation closed first, Armor second, and Infantry third.