A Marine report:

CAMP AL QA’IM, Iraq (March 24, 2006) — They came from far and near and waited hours in long lines under a hot Iraqi sun in hopes of joining the Army.
Nearly 400 Iraqi males – some as young as 15 – showed up for an Iraqi Army recruiting drive held at the Marines’ battle position in this region along the Euphrates River in western Al Anbar Province.
Of the 400 men who showed up to enlist, 179 were accepted – a substantial number, according to Coalition and Iraqi Army officials.