Among redundant soldiers, excellent members were transferred to rikugun as soldiers of okuzume musket unit, which was a kind of bodyguard organization, or as soldiers of Yugekitai (command unit who backs up okuzume).
余剰人員のうち優秀な者が親衛隊的な性格の奥詰銃隊や遊撃隊（奥詰の後身）などとして陸軍へと編入された。